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bee_rider
on April 19, 2023
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Almost three quarters of the golden age of Hollywo...
It was the colonial era, right? That a gang of thieves and thugs stole enough to afford fancy wigs and crowns doesn’t make them legitimate.
strken
on April 19, 2023
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The legitimacy of a government, or lack thereof, does not make executing the entire crew of a ship morally equivalent to sending them to a POW camp.
boomboomsubban
on April 20, 2023
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I don't think pirates regularly executed the entire crew of a ship either. There's no monetary benefit in doing so, it will encourage reprisals, and future ships will refuse to surrender.
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