Mm. Only the rich came to the New World expecting it would be easy. Piracy is an inevitable part of life for settlers. And for the most part, those that raise no arms against the pirates are left unharmed by them.
[He does not delude himself by thinking it steeped in nobility. He razed the Carolinas personally, torch in hand. Innocents died beneath his boot. That it was retaliation made no difference. He lives with it.
But the truth is, civilians are more likely to be sympathetic to a lawless, Godless man than to the governors that squeeze the lifeblood from their purses and call it taxation. Fat merchants, wealthy landowners suffer more for piracy than a peasant. If that were to ever change such that every farmer became keen on taking up arms against them, piracy would come to a swifter end than most know and understand. Men will risk their lives for money, but they will not stand as steadfast as someone fighting for their life. Common folk are rarely more than one workday away from starvation.]
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[He does not delude himself by thinking it steeped in nobility. He razed the Carolinas personally, torch in hand. Innocents died beneath his boot. That it was retaliation made no difference. He lives with it.
But the truth is, civilians are more likely to be sympathetic to a lawless, Godless man than to the governors that squeeze the lifeblood from their purses and call it taxation. Fat merchants, wealthy landowners suffer more for piracy than a peasant. If that were to ever change such that every farmer became keen on taking up arms against them, piracy would come to a swifter end than most know and understand. Men will risk their lives for money, but they will not stand as steadfast as someone fighting for their life. Common folk are rarely more than one workday away from starvation.]