Talk:Day of the Argentine Antarctic

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@User:Psiĥedelisto Thank you for this reply - I was expecting a reply to my fairly blunt reversal of much in your article. If you are not aware of it, Argentina has had ongoing territorial ambitions since independence, much of it without any basis. Part of this is the invention of so-called facts to promote its claims that are often misrepresentations or simple lies. This became worse after Peron came to power. The speech by Vidal is a good example of how this thinking has ingrained itself into Argentine society, even coming from the academic community. Making sure everyone knows and remembers that "Argentina was the first to have a permanent base in Antarctica" (South Orkneys in fact, which are not claimed by Chile but are by the UK, which isn't represented on the map) is the reason for this day of celebration, which is why I made my changes. I removed the map because it misrepresents the situation. There are three not two claims to that territory. Not including the UK misrepresents the dispute, to Argentina's advantage. Thank you for adding the speech by Vidal which is interesting reading but as you know it is not really a RSS, it is someone's opinion merely published as such. The visit by the Argentine president to Antarctica is also a promotional stunt trying to show that all that land in Antarctica belongs to Argentina. Such gestures have been taking place for decades. I think the article would be improved by making it clear the real reason why Argentina has made 22 February a special day. There are other days of special significance to Argentina that also aim to promote its nationalist agenda, eg Malvinas Day. Roger 8 Roger (talk) 02:10, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Roger 8 Roger: I see. I assume that on eswiki, the map was created to illustrate Argentina–Chile border [es]. I'll see about adding the UK to the map, as I translated the map. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) ^{please always ping!} 08:49, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Roger 8 Roger: Please see ~~File:Overlapping Antarctic land claims (focus on Argentina, Chile, & UK).svg~~ File:Overlapping Antarctic land claims (focusing on Argentina, Chile, & UK).pdf. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) ^{please always ping!} 10:15, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]