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 […]
Two Years of Pirate Times – Help Us Continue August 13, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Inside Pirate Times Two years ago, on 13 August 2012, we published our first article. Since then we have covered elections, general assemblies, events and much more related to the pirate movement. This article will be our 500th article. When we started we had two main […]
Trainee Position with Julia Reda in the European Parliament August 13, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News After the latest European Elections Julia Reda from the German ‘Piratenpartei’ (PPDE) was elected as an MEP for the period of 2014-2019. She is now looking to expand her staff with a trainee for a three to six month position starting from the beginning of […]
Wining Discussions – The Bandwagon Fallacy (Effective Pirating) August 11, 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 […]
PPAU Congress: Unhappy with PPI – will they form 5 Eye Patches? July 31, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News The Australian Pirates are paragons of democracy. Following their general assembly in Brisbane on 19-20 July 2014 we had to wait for the results until now, as all Australian Pirates can vote on motions and candidates whether they attend the physical meeting […]
Protesting Parliament Bills in Iceland is Easy July 29, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News ‘Öryggisventill’ is the Icelandic word for a safety valve. You might think that a safety valve in Iceland has something to do with tourists trying to pronounce “Eyjafjallajökull” or geothermal steam. In this case it is related to the second of those two options. With this safety […]
Effective Pirating: Winning Discussions – tu quoque July 24, 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 […]
Pirate Parties International GA 2015 Location Decided July 23, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Party News Although the exact dates have yet to be settled, the board of Pirate Parties International has confirmed the decision by their members to hold the 2015 General Assembly in Warsaw, Poland. The Polish bid beat the other contenders from Iceland, Milan and Tallinn. The proposed venue […]
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