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submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

For people who aren't aware, Henry Morgan was a legendary pirate who used his pirate booty to purchase sugar plantations in Jamaica to produce rum. Eventually he became so wealthy and famous that he was appointed the Colonial Governor of Jamaica.

He wasn't a 20-something guy in a nightclub with a popped collar.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

To be fair, he's now basically a cartoon character who is used to promote the sale of cheap flavored rum. So...

[–] ActionHank@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And I'm sure there was nothing going on there but well paying jobs for the local inhabitants. What a cool guy.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Oh yeah no, the dude was a slave owner and a piece of shit. Let's also not forget what a pirate literally is. He was not a good dude. But he was famous and was subjectively kinda a badass in a historically contextualized perspective.