Now, obviously I’m not talking about the asshats who kidnapped Captain Phillips in last weekend’s widely publicized story.
But, as it turns out, the Somali Pirate movement was started as the “Volunteer Coastguard of Somalia,” in response to major EU countries dumping nuclear waste and other toxic chemicals on the shores of the recently collapsed nation.
Apparently EU dickheads have been abusing the coastal areas off Somalia for years, illegally overfishing the waters when their own fisheries became depleted and dumping waste that could not be cheaply disposed of otherwise.
Unfortunately, once the opportunity for profit came into the equation, more of the seedy elements emerged that make up most of the “newsworthy” pirate stories of recent note.
But, just like the pirates of old, their inception was just as much a reaction to tyranny and abuses of power as it was to profit motive.
So… Yo Ho Ho, and stick it in your craw, EU. Let’s give these brave boys their due.
