The political ideology of the west is still Neoliberal capitalism, with a good deal of malthusianism inside. After the total defeat of the working class, the neoliberal priests dont need to rant or proclaim their mantra. It has already been assymilated. But let me refresh some of the liberal dogma lies:
The political ideology of the west is still Neoliberal capitalism, with a good deal of malthusianism inside. After the total defeat of the working class, the neoliberal priests dont need to rant or proclaim their mantra. It has already been assymilated. But let me refresh some of the liberal dogma lies:
- there is a hidden hand who automatically regulates the markets.
- A free market is the best solution for economic development and efficiency.
- Inversely, custom tarifs and market protrction is counter economic.
- There is no alternative to this system.
- Money is just another commodity.
- No moral or ethical limits must be imposed to a free market, including slavery, murder, etc.
- Corruption and crime are necessary and desirable in a free market.
- Getting richer is the only aim of an individual.
- There is not such a thing called society
Paradoxically, they could only impose their gruesome ideology by capturing the State through threat, and bribery. Once dismantled they find out, they cannot use it anymore.
This abhorrent, distopian, totally barbaric ideollogy, proper to pirates and canibals, has and still is the Bible of western hegemonic think tanks and its global institutions. Conscription does not quite fit there, cause it would imply to rebirth the concept of "the public" interest, the State as a political collectiv entity. Both armies and states are now a manifestation of private interests, easily buyable and sellable as private armies. In the meantime, the developping drive could not totally disappear from Africa, Asia and South America. This is the real existential threat neoliberals are trying to address.
Don't insult pirates by comparing them to neoliberal scum.
*The Egalitarian and Democratic System of Pirates was way Ahead of its Time*
"According to Acosta, pirate ships had a strict checks and balance system and democratic policies akin to the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Usually, if not appointed by a higher authority sponsoring the ship, the Captain was elected; an assembly resembling the U.S. Congress was put together and the quartermaster acted as a judge to resolve disputes and keep the Captain in check. The charter was written up and signed by all of the sailors, and anyone who was disfigured or incapacitated during battle was compensated upon return to port.
As well a certain Pirate Code existed among captains and ships which detailed 11 guidelines for crew to follow in order to bring a semblance of order among what we commonly think of as lawless vagabonds.
Not all pirates were men. Laura Sook Duncombe has written a book, Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas. Duncombe tells us that some women were attracted to piracy to escape the harsh rules women were required to follow. Others turned to piracy rather than the demeaning work of prostitution, because they had no other means of financial support.
Much of what we know about pirates comes to us from films and other elements of pop culture which have portrayed the crude, unintelligible version of the pirate. However evidence of their rules-based system and ahead-of-its-time democratic principles fly in the face of that notion."
As you can see, pirates were a much BIGGER threat to TPTB than just the loss of a handful of treasure ships.
They needed to make pirates, and their egalitarian ways, into monsters before the pirate ideals of real democracy spread within the greater public. Like with today's corporate state there is nothing they fear more than ideas of alternate/better ways of organizing society.
The political ideology of the west is still Neoliberal capitalism, with a good deal of malthusianism inside. After the total defeat of the working class, the neoliberal priests dont need to rant or proclaim their mantra. It has already been assymilated. But let me refresh some of the liberal dogma lies:
- there is a hidden hand who automatically regulates the markets.
- A free market is the best solution for economic development and efficiency.
- Inversely, custom tarifs and market protrction is counter economic.
- There is no alternative to this system.
- Money is just another commodity.
- No moral or ethical limits must be imposed to a free market, including slavery, murder, etc.
- Corruption and crime are necessary and desirable in a free market.
- Getting richer is the only aim of an individual.
- There is not such a thing called society
Paradoxically, they could only impose their gruesome ideology by capturing the State through threat, and bribery. Once dismantled they find out, they cannot use it anymore.
This abhorrent, distopian, totally barbaric ideollogy, proper to pirates and canibals, has and still is the Bible of western hegemonic think tanks and its global institutions. Conscription does not quite fit there, cause it would imply to rebirth the concept of "the public" interest, the State as a political collectiv entity. Both armies and states are now a manifestation of private interests, easily buyable and sellable as private armies. In the meantime, the developping drive could not totally disappear from Africa, Asia and South America. This is the real existential threat neoliberals are trying to address.
Don't insult pirates by comparing them to neoliberal scum.
*The Egalitarian and Democratic System of Pirates was way Ahead of its Time*
"According to Acosta, pirate ships had a strict checks and balance system and democratic policies akin to the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Usually, if not appointed by a higher authority sponsoring the ship, the Captain was elected; an assembly resembling the U.S. Congress was put together and the quartermaster acted as a judge to resolve disputes and keep the Captain in check. The charter was written up and signed by all of the sailors, and anyone who was disfigured or incapacitated during battle was compensated upon return to port.
As well a certain Pirate Code existed among captains and ships which detailed 11 guidelines for crew to follow in order to bring a semblance of order among what we commonly think of as lawless vagabonds.
Not all pirates were men. Laura Sook Duncombe has written a book, Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas. Duncombe tells us that some women were attracted to piracy to escape the harsh rules women were required to follow. Others turned to piracy rather than the demeaning work of prostitution, because they had no other means of financial support.
Much of what we know about pirates comes to us from films and other elements of pop culture which have portrayed the crude, unintelligible version of the pirate. However evidence of their rules-based system and ahead-of-its-time democratic principles fly in the face of that notion."
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https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/04/07/democratic-pirates/
As you can see, pirates were a much BIGGER threat to TPTB than just the loss of a handful of treasure ships.
They needed to make pirates, and their egalitarian ways, into monsters before the pirate ideals of real democracy spread within the greater public. Like with today's corporate state there is nothing they fear more than ideas of alternate/better ways of organizing society.