2015 April | PirateTimes – Part 2

Posted: April 30, 2015/Under: 2015, News, Pirate Times/By: admin

Two Piratecons in two Hemispheres

April 16, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News

In the coming weeks there will be two Pirate Conferences. One in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and the other in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic, Europe Piratecon Mass The first will be on the Saturday, 25 April 2015 in Boston and although…

Josef Ohlsson Collentine: Pirates Mean Progress [Pirate Visions]

April 16, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic, Pirate Vision

Josef Ohlsson Collentine is a dual citizen (American/Swede), the organizational leader of Pirate Times and board member of the swedish Pirate Party. He is restless in working for the pirate movement and from a global perspective he describes his broad vision and…

PPNL Increases After Regional Election in North-Holland

April 15, 2015 · by Matthijs Pontier · in Learning (tips&tricks), Pirate Party News

The Piratenpartij Noord-Holland participated in the Provincial State elections in North-Holland held on 28 March 2015. The Provincial State is almost an invisible administrative level in the Netherlands. Not many people know what these elections are about. Luckily, regional media…

Andrew Reitemeyer: The Pirates — a Multifaceted Political Experiment [Pirate Visions]

April 11, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Vision

The Pirates are one of the latest incarnations of a movement rooted in history but dealing with modern and future situations. Andrew Reitemeyer is an editor at Pirate Times and Chair of the Pirate Party of New Zealand. These articles…

Winning Discussions: Argument from Repetition – ad nauseam (Effective Pirating)

April 2, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks)

Logical fallacies are techniques that people use to make an argument appear convincing even when it is wrong. Learning how to identify and refute logical fallacies is one of the best ways to win in a discussion. Catching an opponent…

Breaking News: Coup in Iceland – Pirate Party is in Control of Parliament

April 1, 2015 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News

Update: This was an April fools joke. Early this morning, Icelandic time, the coast guard in Iceland stormed Althingi (their Parliament) and took control over the country. Radio Iceland started playing Viking folk tunes and insisted that the population keep…