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A shadow of his former self (lemmy.world)
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[-] Wanderer@lemm.ee -1 points 7 months ago

He wasn't a pirate at all, he was a privateer.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

Literally the same thing during the golden age of piracy.

[-] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Privateers are just pirates with a licence from the king!

[-] Wanderer@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Soldiers are just murderers with a licence from the king!

It's a big difference.

[-] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I don't think soldiers are generally told they can keep all the loot from every foreigner they kill

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