@dr_duchesne Just saw this. Response: There is no way of organizing armed pirate

@dr_duchesne

Just saw this.
Response:
There is no way of organizing armed pirates of land or sea other than contractualism (shareholder agreement): decided by rule of law (equal application) by preservation of sovereignty which requires meritocracy by reciprocity in duty, testimony, and excellence (meaning diligence sufficient to produce contribution to the commons) and often beauty (signaling group competitive excellence).
Europeans are the product of steppe origins (land pirates), conquering the european farmers and hunter gatherers, southern migration( conquest), and expansion of trade (trade), allowing the formalization of their group strategy (polities, rule of law, duty, truth).
All civilizations preserve their original group evolutionary strategy. The reasons are fascinating. But it is possible to undermine them – at least for the time necessary to destroy the civilization from within.