2014

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 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 …

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 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” …

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 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election Today, 13 July  2014 , Slovenia is holding its national elections where the Pirate Party of Slovenia (PPSI) might enter their national parliament. In the EU elections they achieved 2.57% of votes and have high hopes of …

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 Award June 27, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic Every year, the Electronic Frontier Foundation awards three or four Pioneer Awards to people or organisations who have “contributed substantially to the health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based communications.”  The nominations for …

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. Week 20 May 18, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic European Commission are following the agenda of those with money; possible abuses of ‘the right to be forgotten’ ; FCC votes to kill Net Neutrality; 281 persons protesting against austerity and TTIP were …

Czech Pirates Win EU elections for School Students April 30, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Election Mock EU elections took place for students (over 15 years) in 254 secondary schools and colleges in Czech republic. In the elections the Pirates came out in first place with 19.19% of the votes. In total more than 25.000 students… “Be a first” – Encourage Activists to do More April 29, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Learning (tips&tricks) Being an activist means putting yourself out for public criticism. Being part of a group diffuses the criticism while also creating a positive bubble of people believing in the same …

Swedish Pirate Party Increases in Opinion Polls April 19, 2014 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Uncategorized The Swedish Pirate Party is rising in the latest opinion poll for the election to the European Parliament in May, now at 3%, compared to 1.3% in February. According to a new poll conducted by SKOP, 3% of Swedes would… The Pirate Party of Italy joins Tsipras’ The Other Europe April 18, 2014 · by Airon90 · in Pirate Party News On 9 April, the Pirate Party of Italy closed the internal debate on the European Elections and largely voted in favour of the motion about the support to the Alexis Tsipras’ list …