New Zealand’s Election Results September 21, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election For many in New Zealand and overseas the Internet Party was the “stand-in” for the ailing Pirate Party of New Zealand. It shared many policies with the international Pirate Movement in the areas of human rights, whistle-blower protection, net politics, copyright reform, privacy, transparency, surveillance and others. Early in the campaign, […]
Results from PPDE State Elections (Saxony, Thüringen and Brandenburg) September 20, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election In the last few weeks the German states of Saxony, Thüringen and Brandenburg have held state elections. The result was dismal for the Pirate Parties who got only 1.1 – 1.5% of the votes. However they all still retain state funding which comes with an […]
Piratpartiet (PPSE) Below 1% in Swedish Elections September 16, 2014 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Election Sunday was national, regional and local elections in Sweden. The preliminary results from the Swedish national election are public now with the rest still being counted. The Swedish Pirate Party did not manage to achieve their goal of more than 1% in the national election and to enter local parliaments throughout the country. The […]
Net Neutrality and America’s Censorship Through the Backdoor September 12, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion In one of those rare moments in history, grassroots activists and Silicon Valley are on the same side of an issue: net neutrality must be saved at all costs. For Silicon Valley businesses such as Netflix, there is clearly an economic incentive for preserving net neutrality. […]
Pirates Without Borders International Orga Weekend September 10, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Communication within and between Pirate Parties is essential for the continued work and growth of the movement. Pirates Without Borders is holding an Orgaweekend that will address issues related to communication and decision making. This is very much in line with the organization’s aims The venue is […]
TTIP Talk-Debate by Confederación Pirata and ATTAC August 26, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News This post is also available in: Spanish On 1 September 2014, the Confederación Pirata will launch the first talk-debate about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The talk will feature David Hervás, member of ATTAC Castelló. David is an expert onTTIP and CETA. CC BY-SA PPES The […]
Winning Discussions: Begging the Question (Effective Pirating) August 18, 2014 · 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 committing a fallacy will force him to […]
Want Some International Pirates at Your Next Event? August 16, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Learning (tips&tricks), Uncategorized Pirate Parties are constantly organising different events – general assemblies, camps, conferences, campaigns and sometimes even parties. Having plenty of social interaction is essential to a fully functional political party, and something which gives events an extra-special touch is the presence of Pirates from other countries. On […]
Flattr Appreciation During July 2014, Euro 5.94 August 15, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Inside Pirate Times In July 2014 we had 24 things flattred by 7 unique users. In total we were flattred 35 times last month and received Euro 5.94 in support for our work. July is one of the summer months with low activity. Both from our side and […]
RoadTrip with Kim Dotcom | The Internet Party August 8, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Last year the New Zealand Pirates half expected Kim Dotcom to take over the Pirate Party of New Zealand when he first declared that he would move into politics. The common ground of internet politics and a pro-business stance would… Kim Dotcom’s Internet Party Joins […]
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