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BoraTas said:
American protection of the global trade and American autoarky are American national myths that never had anything to do with real world. At no point of history piracy managed to block trade from happening. Because everybody has an interest in trade ongoing and pirates are not omnipresent and powerful aliens. They are usually poor, loosely organized criminals. And USN never had trade protection as a major consideration. It was a land attack navy for its entire history.

The current Red Sea crisis is also unironically an American fault. Despite all the leverage they have had over Israel they gave it a blank check and empowered it for decades to continue its occupation. Red Sea is still being used for trade despite Americans failing to cripple offensive capabilities of a minor military (yes, not pirates). The rest of the trade is just being rerouted.
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When we think of pirates, we think of those fictional criminals with eyepatches, a wooden leg and speak with that stereotypical pirates accent who just want to get drunk and live life to the fullest with that booty. But in real life some of the most famous and successful pirates like Drake, Kidd, Morgan etc were literally paid off by the Brits to hunt down their enemies. They seem less like fun-having adventurers and more like naval mercenaries to do privateering. Some were knighted or got posts of being governor of an entire island. Blackbeard was actually originally a privateer for the Brits but decided to do his own thing due to lack of job opportunities during his time.

Just something to think about when it comes to term "pirate".
 
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Turns out that this is far from being an isolated incident. Boeing's QC really went down the drain in the past two decades.

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It all started with Boeing's merger with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Before the merger, Boeing was known for its engineering focused culture while MD was ran by MBAs and accountants whose focus on costs had led to serious quality issues at MD. After the merger, the MD culture prevailed and transformed Boeing into another MD.
 
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Tuvalu expected to review Taiwan ties after election

Tuvalu expects to review its diplomatic ties with Taiwan after Friday's election, Finance Minister Seve Paeniu said, adding voters in the tiny Pacific Island nation wanted more financial support from the international community for climate change and development.

Tuvalu, threatened by rising seas, is one of three remaining Pacific allies of Taiwan, which has only a dozen allies globally, after Nauru last week cut ties to instead recognise Beijing.

Tuvalu's ties with Taiwan, and a security and migration deal struck with Australia, have been raised as concerns by lawmakers and "need to be debated and reviewed in the new parliament", Paeniu said.

#Tuvalu #Taiwan #China

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Randomuser said:
When we think of pirates, we think of those fictional criminals with eyepatches, a wooden leg and speak with that stereotypical pirates accent who just want to get drunk and live life to the fullest with that booty. But in real life some of the most famous and successful pirates like Drake, Kidd, Morgan etc were literally paid off by the Brits to hunt down their enemies. They seem less like fun-having adventurers and more like naval mercenaries to do privateering. Some were knighted or got posts of being governor of an entire island. Blackbeard was actually originally a privateer for the Brits but decided to do his own thing due to lack of job opportunities during his time.

Just something to think about when it comes to term "pirate".
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Yar har, I am a pirate. Proud of it, too.
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