famine

[zirnitra]

Johnny Depp's acting and movies aside, pirates are the good guys.

We just have a different definition of "good guys".

[stock]

They were actually pretty terrible people. As were ninjas, like, fucking scum of the universe type guys.

[Bronze]

I'm the descendant of a real-life pirate. True story.

[Ben]

I hate those movies for making pirates look like the good guys.

Instead of being hardcore psycho mother fuckers!

[mixofsunandcloud]

But they were fighting for freedom against a corrupt corporation...

[Xannaeth]

Aren't they supposed to fight FOR a corrupt corporation against freedom?

[mixofsunandcloud]

Only if the corrupt corporation is themselves.

[Neuvost]

In the history of murderers and rapists made to look like good guys by modern society, pirates weren't even that bad. Columbus and his crew anyone?

[pie]

Sir Francis Drake?

[iamnotachicken]

Sir Francis Drake is possibly the reason England was not conquered by Spain.

Make your own judgments.

[pie]

Doesn't mean he wasn't a knighthood away from being a pirate.

[iamnotachicken]

At least he showed the sense to only plunder the Spanish.

As Dr. Johnson said, "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."

[muzugu]

At least pirates could have fun

[Aireborne_Ranger]

"Woopie-ti-yi-yo,
Strong Brave Magellen,
You'll find the east Indies,
You just don't know where!
They Crossed the Atlantic,
and spotted a country,
Magellen said: "Thats the East Indies AT LAST!"
but then someone shouted "Thats Argentina!"
Magellen got cranky, and chopped down the mast!"

*snicker* Ahhh Explorers, spreading disease, and animals that over-run the indiginous population for thousands of years...

[TealKick]

So yeah, pirates didn't care whether you starved or not, they just wanted to not starve.