Chapter Three
THE PIRATE ORGANIZATION AND TERRITORIAL EXPANSIONorWhy Capitalists Shouldn’t Hate the State
The specifically legal concept of “territory” is a creation of modern times … Government officials have used new triangulation, topographical and mapping technologies to precisely determine the space covered by national jurisdiction. This process started coming into play in the 17th century.
—Heller-Roazen, The Enemy of All
To understand the pirate organization, we have to clarify exactly what kind of waters it operates in. That is, we must clarify what we mean by capitalism, given the persistent myth that likens it to a form of hyperindividualism. Capitalism must be set apart from the series of abstract principles used to lay the foundations ...
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