Long John Silver sailed for England, and then became a pirate. The main difference was that the English marooned people rather than just killing them. Silver was an anarcho-capitalist.
The problem with England is that we are ruled by people like Squire Trelawney instead of Long John Silver.
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He was also married to a “woman of colour” (direct quote from “Treasure Island”, though RLS is mean about her). Libertarian views on race were, of course, common in the 18th century. That’s the great liberty of piracy.
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