In all seriousness, the act of "sharing the collective knowledge of mankind publicly" isn't morally equivalent to attacking ships and killing people. We should stop using terms that are clearly propaganda created by the film and music industry to try to muddy the waters.
> We should stop using terms that are clearly propaganda
> created by the film and music industry to try to muddy
> the waters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reappropriation
It is similar to the way groups have reappropriated slurs like “slut,” “nigger,” or “queer."
Then maybe if it became popular these so-called "pirates" could cast off the shame of being tarnished by an image they clearly don't embrace at all.
"Piracy" is a negative term for "sharing of media". I don't see how sharing books between friends is a bad thing. Why is sharing music and movies suddenly "evil"?