Maybe I'm dumb, but I've never understood why Argentina simply doesn't bribe the islanders, it's a tactic that has worked throughout human history - you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar after all.
Last week, instead of spending 1.6 Billion on keeping the dollar cheap, the government could have given each islander $461,228.02 to vote to be in confederation with Argentina. Make the islands both an SEZ and special territory of Argentina with English as the official language and it's own migration controls and the problem solves itself.
You give me half a million dollars I'll vote anyway you want me to.
Last week, instead of spending 1.6 Billion on keeping the dollar cheap, the government could have given each islander $461,228.02 to vote to be in confederation with Argentina. Make the islands both an SEZ and special territory of Argentina with English as the official language and it's own migration controls and the problem solves itself.
You give me half a million dollars I'll vote anyway you want me to.