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Posted on 02/07/2021 10:01:21 AM PST by Borges
Yet, while this celebration of piracy seems like innocent fun and pride in a local culture, there is danger in romanticizing ruthless cutthroats who created a crisis in world trade when they captured and plundered thousands of ships on Atlantic trade routes between the Americas, Africa and Great Britain. Why? Because it takes these murderous thieves who did terrible things — like locking women and children in a burning church — and makes them a symbol of freedom and adventure, erasing their wicked deeds from historical memory. These were men (and women) who willingly participated in murder, torture and the brutal enslavement of Africans and Indigenous peoples.
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The Pirates of yesteryear pale in comparison to the pirates of DC.
This from a paper that romanticizes liars, cheats, thieves, thugs, and tyrants.
The Tampa Bay Neutrals
The author of this garbage needs a new diaper. Pathetic.
The Tampa Bay Non-Binaries
What a surprise they gloss over the centuries of Muslim pirates who raided European ports and kidnapped and put into slavery nearly 2 million Whites.
—another column-filler written by another over educated “woke” scribbler with too much time on her hands—
That’s exactly what I was thinking - they finally found something they found morally reprehensible?
Selectively so, at that.
Give it a rest Karen...
Moan about the pirates in Detroit, Atlanta and Philly...
The most prolific pirates today are from Africa.
Not all pirates were alike in that regard. If we have a problem with Pirates, then Vikings and Raiders would be next. By the time we are done, we will have “The Washington Football Team”, “The Tampa Bay Football Team”, “The New York Football Team #1”, “The New York Football Team A” etc.
I agree. I propose they change the name to the Tampa Bay Fuzzy Bunnies and wear the pink accessories all season long, not jut in October. Just think of the cute stuffed animal sales!
They look retarded. At least the Skinny in that movie does...
“The New York Football Team A” etc.
The Latin Alphabet? What are you some sort of Eurocentrist?
Well I think we know who Rush Limbaugh’s Environmentalist Whacko Pick will go with.
Who are the Chiefs - The first inhabitants of America; kept
the virginity of forest and balance of ecosystem before the Evil White Man came.
It’s getting increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Babylon Bee and Washington post articles.
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