2/2 I would suggest reading up on slave rebellions like Morant Bay where the
streets literally ran with​ the blood of slaves who attempted to rise
up agaibst their masters and the generational pain passed down thats
still felt in Jamaica centuries later. Although Black Sails did a great
enough job outlining how prepared pkantations were for uprisings. I am
not defending Silver, but its vital to note that his crimes are against
Flint (somewhat) and Madi and no one else
       
   

I’d argue differently, Anon. Yes, the decision was down to the Maroon people, not only Madi. Yes, they absolutely had the right to see that treaty and make a decision – but they also had the right to make that decision without the aid of a deliberate demoralizing maneuver on the part of Silver. He took Flint out of the war for a specific strategic reason – because he gave Madi and her mother and those that supported them a reason to hope that the war could be won. He was one of their best strategists, an ally that they relied on for his military experience. I’m perfectly aware of the cost of slave rebellions, especially in the Caribbean, thank you. I also believe that those rebellions happened precisely because those rising up knew the risks and still considered death preferable to remaining enslaved. Madi, her mother, and a large cohort of her people seemed to have believed that sacrifice to be acceptable as well, and didn’t they deserve to have that debate without it being undercut by a white man who wanted the war stopped without ever considering the people who could have been freed? If that decision had gone against Madi, I could absolutely accept that, but the interference on Silver’s part – that’s what I can’t forgive.