Seems this proto-Nazi from Tavistock, Devon, England engaged (like half the world back then) in the slave trade (with black chieftains selling him their own wives as well as people from other African tribes) and (OMG) in warfare.
“Here, white man, hw much will you give me for these negroes I captured.”
Wiki:
Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596)[3] was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader,[4][5][6] naval officer, and politician. Drake is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580. This included his incursion into the Pacific Ocean, until then an area of exclusive Spanish interest, and his claim to New Albion for England, an area in what is now the U.S. state of California. His expedition inaugurated an era of conflict with the Spanish on the western coast of the Americas,[7] an area that had previously been largely unexplored by Western shipping.[8]
Elizabeth I awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581 which he received on the Golden Hind in Deptford. In the same year he was appointed mayor of Plymouth. As a vice admiral, he was second-in-command of the English fleet in the victorious battle against the Spanish Armada in 1588. After unsuccessfully attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico, he died of dysentery in January 1596.[9]
Drake’s exploits made him a hero to the English, but his privateering led the Spanish to brand him a pirate, known to them as El Draque.[10] King Philip II of Spain allegedly offered a reward of 20,000 ducats for his capture or death,[11] about £6 million (US$8 million) in modern currency.[12]
Now the town council wants to add a plaque about what an awful man he was. 😉
As I wrote long ago, we humans need heroes, and to destroy our heroes is to destroy ourselves.
I read this wonderful book by a Scottish professor as a teenager in my last life, once again down in the Bunker at the end, and yet again in this life.
Heroes and Hero Worship Thomas Carlyle 1840
A jew used-book seller in jewy Bethesda, Maryland sold it to me, this 1840 original, for $7. 😉
He had obviously no idea who I was. 😉
A hero is not a god, but he seeks the divine in himself and others.
He feels fear, and inadequacy, and he makes mistakes. But he picks himself back up every time, and he does his duty selflessly to the end.
With Hercules, the gods made him a god like them.
I wrote to a French donor who is working-class but has made gigantic donations:
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FRENCH Sujet “farfelu”? Le magnétisme des vaccins anti-covid
FRENCH Propriétés amiantantes du graphène dans le vaccin Covid ?
— 22 August 2021 $41 dollars via PayPal from V in Odense, Denmark
— 20 August 2021 $200 in cash from local supporter
This is a new trend — locals supporting me.
As of yesterday, it was another slogan:
“AH was right.”
All I can say is the Afghan combat veterans here in Onto are shocked by the Afghan debacle.
— 19 August 2021 300 euros and card from M in France
— 14 August 2021 Australian $400 ( = US$ 300) from P in Australia and letter re mRNA Covid vaccines
It being a windy day, I placed paperweights on the contents. I always keep them near in case wind comes up.
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— 11 August 2021 300 Euros from M in Belgium
–10 August 2021 $500 cash from G in Michigan
What does this mean, “SDD”? I see 88 meanings here: https://www.acronymfinder.com/SDD.html
😉