I think that It's being used as a reflexive pronoun. "Jolly band of pirates" and "we."
Hope this helps! (:
The only word out of these four which has an obvious negative connotation is C) harangue. That word means <em>to lecture somebody in an aggressive manner</em>, which is negative.
The other words have neutral connotation.
In order to address the issue you are talking about you can do: 1 Volunteering and taking part helping others, which will be beneficial, 2. Determine which is the real problem from root and then determine how to act, 3. Look for aalliances with partners who can may be helping and 4. Try to give a good use to the resources you have in order to achieve that goal.
