You are being lied to about pirates

The Independent by Johann Hari: | Apr. 14, 2009 (Opinion)

Pirates have never been quite who we think they are. In the "golden age of piracy" – from 1650 to 1730 – the idea of the pirate as the senseless, savage Bluebeard that lingers today was created by the British government in a great propaganda heave. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Apr. 14, 2009

This is a good pushback against ignorance. The dumping of nuclear waste and depleting of fish stocks launched the coast guard/pirates, who then expanded their charter. The story alerts to the moral imperative to stop the dumping and fishery theft as a corollary to any attacks upon the pirates.

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