Pirates Elected to Office [Pirate History] November 15, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election, Pirate History When asked why he started a political party Rick Falkvinge answered “Because activism is not enough”. Since the formation of the first Pirate Party in Sweden in 2006 millions of votes have been cast and hundreds of Pirates have been elected. They are now representing their voters in […]
Winning Discussions: post hoc, ergo propter hoc (Effective Pirating) November 13, 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 […]
US Pirates are Running for Political Office November 3, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election Although the barriers, put up by the ruling elite, make running in national elections next to impossible for Pirates in the US, the situation in some states is different. Pirates in Massachusetts and Wisconsin are putting up candidates in Tuesday’s elections for the respective state governments. In Wisconsin […]
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) […]
Winning Discussions: Ad Hominem (Effective Pirating) October 23, 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 retract […]
Important 3rd Congress for the Pirate Party of Greece October 23, 2014 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in General Assembly, Interview This post is also available in: Greek In a country where crisis has transformed the political scene to a swampland, the Pirate Party of Greece stands calmly and watches the landscape, seeking for new opportunities and incentives for action. In the almost three years […]
Winning Discussions: Appeal to Fear (Effective Pirating) October 21, 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 […]
How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde in Prison Part 2 October 19, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Guest Opinion (Continued from part 1) Time passes and our father becomes ill. Peter is worried about what is happening. Our father is old and has severe pains in the leg. After the lung cancer twenty years ago he only has one lung left. […]
How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde in Prison (Part 1/2) October 18, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Guest Opinion, Pirate Topic The prison sentence from The Pirate Bay trial is not the only punishment that Peter Sunde has to endure. His brother wrote a long public post on Facebook about the treatment of Peter Sunde and how it also affects and […]
Spreading the Message Through Culture: Introducing Neals October 15, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion, Pirate Topic Bryce Case Jr, known in the world of geek/nerd hip-hop as YTCracker, is releasing a full-length album (“Introducing Neals“) on 5 November 2014. It’s a concept album covering topics such as net neutrality, privacy, hacking and surveillance, all dear to a Pirate’s heart. The musical […]
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