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>"Neither. Try mercenaries." "Freebooters" may be a more appropriate term
by iwwr 13y ago
>"Neither. Try mercenaries."
"Freebooters" may be a more appropriate term
- bostik 13y agoI had to look the term up. I'm not convinced it's the right one, as the etymology (according to wikipedia [1]) comes from military personnel acting without consent on foreign soil. What I understood was more like jingoism in action. On the other hand, if we use the second paragraph's description: "... are irregular soldiers who act without authority from their own government, and are generally motivated by financial gain, political ideology, or the thrill of adventure." -- We get something that has only partial overlap with mercenaries or privateers. I still don't see how the term applies in this case. "Without authority" is a pretty steep accusation. Maybe I'm missing some cultural context. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_%28military%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filibuster_%28military%29