To What Extent Are Pirates Necessary And Not Justified?

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I agree to the extent that pirates are morally corrupt, lawless and greedy. They refused to be civilised. But, the same could be said for the noblemen and ministers who carried out their extermination. Thus, I wholly disagree that the extermination was necessary, and not justified. In this essay, the topics of moral corruption, the idea of the civilised manner, and the justification of extermination and terror will be discussed. Redikers discusses the “golden age of piracy” during the 18th century. He examines the nature of terror used by pirates, as well as the idea that moral corruption was only carried out by their side. He explores this as being untrue, as the noblemen and ministers of the state were morally corrupt in their own brutal …show more content…

The only way for the poor to assert some semblance of power was by using the threat of, and violence. It is only fair for one to want to rebel against a system in which they are destined to fail. The violence the state incited on pirates was largely due to their disruption of the growing trade economy and brutality was a non-negotiable method of control. In comparison, violence carried out by pirates was largely in response to the continuous mistreatment of the lower class, and they preferred to keep the violence as a threat rather than actually inflicting it. Their objective was to disrupt trade, which was the main driver of the social ideology that had caused them to be mistreated and abused. Redker does not deny the brutal acts of pirates, but instead provides context and reasoning for their actions. As a direct result of Redkers opinions on piracy, he examines their historical reputation, encouraging one to question the historical perspective of pirates. He dives deeply into the context of pirating, changing the conservative view of pirates as “blood lust monsters hell-bent on destroying the social …show more content…

The publicity of pirates death the states benefits shows why the extermination of their kind was not just or necessary. Additionally, the extermination of pirates suited the ideology of the states of early modern Europe, as intentions during this period were highly influenced by the wealth. In the early 1500’s, there was a shift in ideology, where the economy became the driving force of expansion and exploitation. Economic trade was the driving force of Europe’s wealth, the pirates sought to disrupt this, making them an enemy of the state. The state got its power from its empires and wealth, and because pirates went directly against this ideology, the elite would justify their violence by claiming that pirates are terrorist, unjust, and completely morally corrupt. The state had to use violence to maintain power, while pirates used terror to rebel against a system that abused them, just because they were poor. The nationalist ideology of Europe was also threatened by the pirate's nationless

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