Wondering why the anarchist in me secretly admires these Somalian pirates, I came across this really oddball blog, no quarter: an anarchist zine about pirates. Kinda cool. “Radical piratology.” To give you an idea of its tenor, here’s a quote from an interview in it by author Gabriel Kuhn on his latest book, Life Under the Jolly Roger: Reflections on the Golden Age of Piracy: “Perhaps there was neither anarchist nor revolutionary consciousness among pirates of the golden age – but they certainly carried anarchist and revolutionary momentum.” I guess that sums up how I feel about their contemporaries. Of course, on the juvenile front – I am, after all, President of the Reluctant Adult Club: -) – I’m also partial to South Park’s take on the subject…
