2014 October | PirateTimes

Gender Policy From the Internet Party’s Gender Spokesperson October 29, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic Although the Internet Party of New Zealand did not manage to gain any seats in the 20 November 2014 elections they did have an impact on the political climate. Their range of policies covered subjects from the digital economy to… Winning Discussions: Ad Hominem (Effective Pirating) […]

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2014 October | PirateTimes – Part 2

Pirate Party President Sven Clement on Trial October 10, 2014 · by Lisa · in Interview On Wednesday 24 September 2014, after having listened to two witnesses and giving a statement in a legal case against him, Sven Clement walked out of the courtroom feeling confident and amused. He had just plead guilty to intrusion of… TTIP International Day of Action October 7, 2014 · […]

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2014 September | PirateTimes

Winning Discussions: Poisoning the Well (Effective Pirating) September 29, 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… Freedom not Fear International Action Days September […]

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2014 September | PirateTimes – Part 2

Democracy and Hypocrisy: The US Government’s “Multi-Stakeholder” Model September 5, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion At the Internet Governance Forum this year, the US government is promoting its version of the “multi-stakeholder” model. What does the US government actually mean by the term “multi-stakeholder” model which it seems so willing to coerce and enforce on… Internet Governance Forum Through Livestream 2-5 […]

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2014 August | PirateTimes

A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates Part 2 August 28, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion The full post is now found at A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates The full post is now found at A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates A Hollywood Director’s Message to Pirates August 27, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion This is my […]

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2014 August | PirateTimes – Part 2

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… RoadTrip with Kim Dotcom | The […]

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2014 July | PirateTimes

PPAU Congress: Unhappy with PPI – will they form 5 Eye Patches? July 31, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in General Assembly 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… Protesting Parliament […]

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2014 July | PirateTimes – Part 2

Battles for democracy. Week 28 July 14, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic The NSA merely pursues total population control. Turkey is trying to block Twitter…again. TPP will put an end to free expression online. UK might dodge Europe’s top court ruling reinstating and expanding its spying powers. Citizens abused or killed, liberties… Slovenian Pirates Might Enter Parliament Today July 13, 2014 […]

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2014 June | PirateTimes

Special General Assembly of the German Pirate Party June 29, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in General Assembly On the weekend of the 28-29 June 2014 the German Pirate Party held their second general assembly in 2014. It was a extraordinary general assembly which became necessary after three members of the previous board stepped down three months earlier…. Nominate Someone for the EFF Pioneer […]

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2014 May | PirateTimes – Part 2

Global Demonstrations Against TTIP – Hundreds Jailed in Brussels May 19, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News 15 May 2014 was a day of demonstrations in several countries throughout Europe against TTIP. A wiki site was used to organize the trans-national demonstrations. More than 1.600 people across 5+ countries went out in the streets to protest. The… Battles for Democracy. […]

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