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PatrickforB

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5. FINALLY!!!! Look at what happened to the peaceful Somali fisherpeople.

Sat Mar 4, 2023, 11:26 AM

Mar 2023

They are now pirates. Why?

The trawling 'industry' depleted their waters and then European corporations worked with organized criminals (hard to tell sometimes who is who) to dump radioactive waste off the Somali coast.

Now we blame the Somalis for piracy and you can see ships fight them off in their little motorboats with firehoses and rapid-fire naval artillery in any number of supposedly 'amusing' YouTube vids.

This is how capitalism rolls. 'Industry' exploits the weak for shareholder profits, and then the weak are blamed when they rebel, demonstrate, strike, or otherwise try and find some other way to make a living.

Heck, we have been blaming the victims for centuries now! It's how we roll!

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THIS! KPN Mar 2023 #16

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Kick. MontanaMama Mar 2023 #9

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TY & Rep Mary Peltola! Cha Mar 2023 #21

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Thank you so much for sharing this. yourmovemonkey Mar 2023 #30

+100000 RandySF Mar 2023 #31

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Good on her! burrowowl Mar 2023 #37

Here's a thought, and stay with me here flvegan Mar 2023 #38

And we have a winner ! SonofDonald Mar 2023 #41