tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post2434608877222775442..comments2022-11-21T09:53:47.898-05:00Comments on Blogging through global societies: Scramble for DominancePiotr Koniecznyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176515435484290423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post-17481547135995903052009-09-24T17:09:03.919-04:002009-09-24T17:09:03.919-04:00I agree with Ragini. Piracy is a constant variabl...I agree with Ragini. Piracy is a constant variable in the lives of sea traders. I highly doubt that the leaders of Qais had any real authority over the pirates. <br />It is kind of like crime today. We have created and established numerous institution to prevent crime, but it still exists. Would we be a more productive society without crime? Absolutely, but there is a reason why we have developed institutions to deal with crime. Corruption can be limited, it can be controlled to a certain degree, but it can never truly be eliminated.Sarah Alfaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558636501897082693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post-18033103692580855372009-09-24T16:12:55.986-04:002009-09-24T16:12:55.986-04:00I think it is safe to assume that some piracy was ...I think it is safe to assume that some piracy was going on everywhere - it was kind of something that came with the territory. They even talked about how in the Indian Sea (which was considered really safe and peaceful) there were pirates and some problems with that.<br /><br />Even though Persian trade remained prosperous, it was also largely supplanted by the Red Sea as the Egyptians monopolized the transit of goods between Europe and the Far East...Raginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502474652723431137noreply@blogger.com