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The "DNA" of pirate-ish-ness is baked into the US cultural zeitgeist since the 1860s. Freebooters, filibuster, the US excursions into Central America in the 185
by genewitch 4y ago
The "DNA" of pirate-ish-ness is baked into the US cultural zeitgeist since the 1860s. Freebooters, filibuster, the US excursions into Central America in the 1850s, and the overall Dutch influence on our language and culture still captures some part of us, whether we want it to or not. We're adverse to pirates, even though pirates are universally bad. Unless it's Jack Sparrow. I guess.