• plinky [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    19 days ago

    i like how everyone just shits on any laws of anything, warfare, maritime working since 19th century, just do wild stuff, the hegemon will cover your ass. while opposing side just going to judge with suspicious bag of dollars and a gun to their head

    desolate

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      19 days ago

      Anglos have been shitting on international maritime law for way longer than the 19th century. They were the ones who invented legalized government-backed piracy and euphemistically called it “privateering”.