>Pirates were the cause of great misery and trouble for sea trading lanes for hundreds of years
>Maintain a romanticized image despite still being a problem
What the fuck
>>2687118
Pirates were very commonly merchants as well. Think of it this way, once you stole the goods you had to sell them. They Didn't really have a good reputation until we mostly got rid of them.
will kids in the future dress up in Turbans and suicide vests for Halloween?
>>2687118
Woman have always loved bad boys, therefore there will always be money to be made by selling stories about bad boys to women.
>>2687118
One man's pirate is another man's adventurer. You just need to think less of the intended victim's suffering, which can be easy if you identify with the pirate in some way.
>>2687171
I won't be surprised if people end up romanticizing terrorists as freedom fighting warrior culture bred from opression and that sort of shit in movies a few hundred years from now.
>>2687413
>Terrorists of the Middle East: The New caliphate
>>2687413
When you put it that way, yeah.