"The term pirate has been highly ideological from antiquity forward, functioning more or less as the maritime equivalent of barbarian—that is, anyone who was an enemy of the Romans." (Markus Rediker)

After Salvini had already labeled the #ElHiblu3 pirates, in March 2019, and few weeks later declared a #SeaWatch3 rescue operation "yet another act of #Piracy by an outlaw organisation", the Italian weekly Panorama now picks up on the terminological warfare against #searescue NGOs. 🏴‍☠️