[pp.int.general] Pirate Manifesto: Finally, amendments showdown

[Andrew Norton]

Mirco da Silva wrote:
> Christian Hufgard schrieb:
>> Zitat von Mirco da Silva <mirco.da.silva at piracy-international.org>:
>>
>>   
>>> Christian Hufgard schrieb:
>>>     
>>>> Yes, some pirates are anarchists,
>>>>       
>>> Look into history.
>>> Pirates never obeyed to the laws of any state.
>>>     
>> Except those, who had letters of marque and were nothing more than  
>> sailing mercenaries.
>>   
> 
> Me talking about glorious pirates not scurvy privateers.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates
> Do ye homework, landlubber.

You should too. 1) I don't consider wikipedia a reliable source for 
anything, certainly not definitions.
2) I was talking with Carlos last night, and we got onto Spanish 
political history (specifically Franco). I noted that I knew nothing 
about Franco, and that the only time spain really came up in my history 
classes (which went to the johannasburg riots in the 70s) was Francis 
Drake and the armarda. What I didn't know until last night, is that Vice 
Admiral Drake (el Draco) is considered a pirate in spain. He not only 
had a letter of marque, he was a flag officer in the royal navy.

The term 'pirate' is one thats never been definable, because it depends 
on the circumstances, and conveys a connotation, an insinuation, not an 
ideology, or political ethos.

we have this chanceto make the definition ourselves, lets not waste it.

andrew