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Pirate Party Gains Another Seat In EU

Posted by timothy on from the soon-only-pirates-won't-be-pirates dept.

bs0d3 writes "Amelia Andersdotter is a member of the Swedish Pirate Party elected in 2009. Originally her votes were not enough to beat fellow pirate Christian Engstrom for a seat on the European Parliament. Today the EU has redrawn the lines and 12 countries are to gain one or more MEPs — including Sweden, where Andersdotter is set to be confirmed."

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  1. The only people in the world and the party that i by unity100 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    can easily and truly say that, 'they represent me'.

    i have given no allowance or authority to any other party, or representative, up till this point.

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  2. Mermaid tears by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I cannot support this party.

    I do not support ANY political party that tries to extract tears from mermaids.

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    1. Re:Mermaid tears by psybre · · Score: 5, Funny

      Please mod parent insightful. Tear extraction from mermaids may be the correlative catalyst that explains why the number of pirates is reducing global warming!

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  3. Re:I can't possibly be the only one... by DSS11Q13 · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a member of the PPDCP (purple polka dot clowns party) I find this post highly offensive.

  4. Re:I can't possibly be the only one... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    For years the UK had a party called "The Monster Raving Looney Party" which was lead by "Screaming Lord Sutch".
    It was always rather special seeing the candidates on the podium waiting for the results, and there often being some fool in a silly hat up there. I think politics in the UK has since become much more pompous. Nothing wrong with a silly party or two - especially when it begins to sound like the only one making sense.

  5. Re:I can't possibly be the only one... by AndyAndyAndyAndy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Any more silly than "The Tea Party?" Or perhaps a party which refers to itself as the "Grand Old" Party? How about one that represents itself with an ass?

    Politics is stupid. Might as well be forthcoming about what you stand for.

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  6. Re:I can't possibly be the only one... by CrystalFalcon · · Score: 5, Informative

    There are very good reasons for that name, the most obvious being that a party with the same platform by any other name had remained an unseen web page.

    For more, check the article "Why the name Pirate Party?" here: http://falkvinge.net/2011/02/20/why-the-name-pirate-party/

  7. Re:The only people in the world and the party that by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Informative

    As far as I know, the Pirate Party does NOT support the end of copyright. They support reducing it substantially. So if you cannot support a party that supports copyright, this isn't the party for you.

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  8. Re:I can't possibly be the only one... by dkleinsc · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The Loony Party has in fact won a few elections, and also beaten major UK parties on occasion. As far as Pirate Parties go, I think an age difference might be at work here: Younger people like myself are used to listening to cogent arguments from people dressed in jeans and a T-shirt up against idiotic arguments from people in suits and ties. So we've learned the lesson that appearing respectable isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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