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Kim Dotcom Launches Political Party In New Zealand
judgecorp (778838) writes "Fugitive entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has launched a political party in New Zealand although he himself cannot stand for election. Dotcom, founder of Megaupload is a German national, not a New Zealand citizen. He is also on bail pending extradition to the US over claims that his Megaupload site infringed copyright. The Internet Party manifesto promises net neutrality, privacy, and faster broadband. Meanwhile, his new venture Mega is now worth NZ$210 million (£108m) thanks to a reverse takeover. He has also had to assure the New Zealand media that owning a signed copy of Mein Kampf doesn't mean he is a Nazi."
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He has also had to assure the New Zealand media that owning a signed copy of Mein Kampf doesn't mean he is a Nazi."
Still, that is kind of weird. It doesn't mean he's a Nazi or even racist, but why exactly would someone want that? Of all the interesting artifacts I could buy if I were rich, that wouldn't be one of them.
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
Given the type of parties I've heard he throws, I figure he might call it the "Coke and Sex Party"
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I don't think that he is a Nazi, or sympathetic, that's really hard to prove with out direct statements. Given his involvement lately with authority figures,
However, I do think he's pretty fuckin' tone deaf, and an asshole to boot. Arms dealing, legal and legitimate arms dealing, is an incredibly profitable business. Still not something I'd suggest to any of my friends nor do my self out of a sense of ethics.
If he can't figure out the taboo behind why that book is socially unacceptable and why he shouldn't have invested in it in the first place, then he's a fucking asshole. Plain and simple.
Non impediti ratione cogitationus.
If the system is out to get you, become part of the system.
I really enjoyed this commentary. An extract:
"Eighteen months ago, after the slap-stick bumbling and embarrassing forelock pulling by New Zealand authorities to their United States counterparts was revealed, I was moved to wonder if Dotcom was in fact a computer virus, slowly infecting our senior politicians and agencies of state, and transforming them into figures of fun.
Whether he is a virus, or a puckish imp, sent by the gods to mock those who would rule over us, Dotcom continues his uncanny facility to bring out the ridiculous in them."
Wherever you stand on his legal issues, business ventures and politics, he is great entertainment.
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He'll probably eat all the opposing candidates so there won't be anyone left to challenge him. Fat fuck.
So passe - you only have real street cred if you have a copy of The Downfall DVD signed by Adolf....
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He should promise to get the influence of the United States of America and the big US media companies OUT of NZ politics.
I don't know what its like in NZ but there are plenty here in Oz that dont like the influence of the USA in this part of the world (myself included) and I would certainly vote for a politician who promised to do what I suggested above.
I like books. I'd take that book without even thinking. Bad people burn books. Good people don't. What's in the book doesn't matter. It's a historical book at this point. If someone thinks it's not socially acceptable to own it they can go watch reality tv for all I care.
Kimmy has picked a good time to launch a political party in NZ. In the past the traditional voter split was the low paid and beneficiaries on the left voting Labor and higher paid on the right voting National. The current, and normal Labor voter pitch has been to blame the rich for not paying enough taxes which is idea that appeals to low income groups. The problem is that it has created a a situation where once you earn 44% above the average salary your are classed as mega rich and taxed at the top possible rate. This see a large portion of the population paying the top tax rate and they tend to gravitate right. A gross over simplification of the status quo, but gives non-kiwis the general picture.
The National party has been in power for two terms and seeks a third. The catch is, like many second term governments, they appear to have stopped listening to their traditional voters and have been pursing policies that appear to serve US corporations more than the people who voted them in. So people such as myself who were worried about being overtaxed for working harder are now worrying about our disappearing freedoms. I don't want to vote labor as I don't want to pay more taxes and if I vote national it's like I am telling them I think is is ok to sell out my freedoms on the promise of a US free trade agreement that will never come. The USA will never sign a free trade agreement with NZ because the US farmers have too much lobbying power and will never allow NZ primary produce to compete on US soil on equal terms. That's fine, the US has every right to protect their farmers, we can simply compete with them on the world market. So with nothing to gain then giving away our freedoms through secret deals such as TAPA does not appeal.
So I was looking at not voting, a protest in it's own right, but a protest without voice. Along comes Kimmy with some issues dear to my heart and now I have somewhere to make my point. If he doesn't make the 5% threshold then I'm no worse off than not voting and if he does then his mob can stir things up a bit and under the NZ MMP voting system one seat parties can have an influence in coalition governments. They have been able to set policy to the bigger parties on minor issues that are important to them and can swap sides if the bigger party starts acting like a dick. Yes, this election has the potential to be interesting.
Give me a break. I'm Jewish and I own a copy of Mein Kampf.
signed copy = collector's item
Aside from that, people should study history. Especially politicians and others in positions of power. And if you are serious, studying history does not mean reading only "approved texts" - one should never forget that the "approved" history texts were written by the winners. What was the other side thinking? Why did they act as they did?
In this specific case: How did the Nazi's exploit the political situation to come to power? If you'd like to prevent this from happening again, it might just be useful to understand how it happened the first time. If I were to study WWII (which is one of various projects I have planned for "when I have time"), two primary sources on the short-list are Churchill's multi-volume history and (since the loser's didn't write any history books) Mein Kampf to better understand the background and the motivations of the other side.
Owning a signed copy is one way to keep it out of the hands of neo-Nazis.
It requires to download a lot of javascript shit just to try to initiate a file download which then fails because "my browser isn't supported".
Why the fuck is it so difficult to just link to a fucking file on the server? What the hell is wrong with mega.co.nz?
Every time you link to a file on that website, be aware that a shitload of users will NOT be able to download it.
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That's really all you need to know about Kimble, it explains everything about him.
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Replying as AC to avoid nullifying mods--Parent has a VERY good point. The Nazis were all about the process and procedure of Democracy. That is how they rose to power, by winning elections as a successful political party, and convincing the Weimar Republic to vote to undo all of its democratic structure. They were not about the spirit of Democracy, but they did care about how it functioned. Democracy itself is amoral--it is simply a political process used by a body of people. It is no more good nor evil than monarchy or communism.