They are robbers and murderers who live dirty, dangerous lives. Yet there is a glamour about pirates, especially pirates from long ago. I obviously feel that way too -- but I wonder why? 🤔
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Sure pirates may be thieves and murderers, but they're also sailors, navigators and soldiers, just as skilled in shipboard duties as they are in combat. It's books and films that have romanticized them as adventurers, treasure hunters, and swashbucklers.
