I simply stated that those that engage in piracy should be honest to themselves about their own motivations. No You didn't. You said, among other things: The

I simply stated that those that engage in piracy should be honest to themselves about their own motivations. No You didn't. You said, among other things: The whole piracy political movement is manifestly obviously just rationalisation These are two very different statements. A pirate can be both honest with himself and part of the political movement for reasons other than rationalization. You were the one who established the strawman.