balderdash@lemmy.zip to Political Memes@lemmy.ca · 2 days agoAmerican Hypocrisylemmy.zipimagemessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up1474arrow-down122file-text
arrow-up1452arrow-down1imageAmerican Hypocrisylemmy.zipbalderdash@lemmy.zip to Political Memes@lemmy.ca · 2 days agomessage-square51linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoWarships are by definition owned and operated by a government. Privateers are private vessels operating under cover of law by a government. So, yeah? Warships cannot commit piracy, technically. Really, the whole conversation here is about words and meanings.
minus-squareTheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoExcept privateers had warships… It is a word game at this point you’re right
Warships are by definition owned and operated by a government. Privateers are private vessels operating under cover of law by a government.
So, yeah? Warships cannot commit piracy, technically. Really, the whole conversation here is about words and meanings.
Except privateers had warships…
It is a word game at this point you’re right