Piracy is illegal. Period. Whether or not they actually condone such actions is wholly superfluous to the fact that by having that term in their name, they implicitly (and strongly) associate themselves with the advocation of illegal activities. Again, whether they mean to do this is quite irrelevant. They must change their name before they have even the slightest *hope* of being taken seriously in Canada. Otherwise it's just the rhino party all over again, as far as most people will be concerned.
If they want to get any real votes, let alone seats in parliament, then they need to change their name to something respectable. If they aren't willing to, it just ends up looking like they just want attention.
We as a society define what is and is not respectable. If a word for pillaging ships on the high seas can mean "sharing information online via computers", then it can mean "getting actively engaged in your country's democratic process" too, a process we are beginning right now. Very few people on doorsteps are stuck on the name--out of a hundred people around 60 don't blink, 30 need an explanation to appreciate it, and 10 are exactly where you are.
Sincerely,
Jeff Coleman
Pirate Party of Canada Candidate for Winnipeg North
1-204-800-0356
"...there is always a legal means: getting very wealthy and changing the copyright laws."
FFY
Or, you could approach the political system from the perspective of a hacker. 70% of people in my riding who aren't the least bit interested in anything remotely similar to "politics so far" is a pretty gaping exploit--give them half a chance to send a real message instead of just picking between talking heads, and they might just hand a regular human being root access to the legislative process.
Sincerely,
Jeff Coleman
Pirate Party of Canada candidate for Winnipeg North
1-204-800-0356
jeff at pirateparty dot ca
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Piracy is illegal. Period. Whether or not they actually condone such actions is wholly superfluous to the fact that by having that term in their name, they implicitly (and strongly) associate themselves with the advocation of illegal activities. Again, whether they mean to do this is quite irrelevant. They must change their name before they have even the slightest *hope* of being taken seriously in Canada. Otherwise it's just the rhino party all over again, as far as most people will be concerned.
If they want to get any real votes, let alone seats in parliament, then they need to change their name to something respectable. If they aren't willing to, it just ends up looking like they just want attention.
We as a society define what is and is not respectable. If a word for pillaging ships on the high seas can mean "sharing information online via computers", then it can mean "getting actively engaged in your country's democratic process" too, a process we are beginning right now. Very few people on doorsteps are stuck on the name--out of a hundred people around 60 don't blink, 30 need an explanation to appreciate it, and 10 are exactly where you are.
Sincerely,
Jeff Coleman
Pirate Party of Canada Candidate for Winnipeg North
1-204-800-0356
Official Twitter: http://twitter.com/PegNorthPirate
Official Facebook: http://fb.me/PegNorthPirate
Official YouTube: http://youtube.ca/PegNorthPirate
"...there is always a legal means: getting very wealthy and changing the copyright laws."
FFY
Or, you could approach the political system from the perspective of a hacker. 70% of people in my riding who aren't the least bit interested in anything remotely similar to "politics so far" is a pretty gaping exploit--give them half a chance to send a real message instead of just picking between talking heads, and they might just hand a regular human being root access to the legislative process.
Sincerely,
Jeff Coleman
Pirate Party of Canada candidate for Winnipeg North
1-204-800-0356
jeff at pirateparty dot ca
Official Twitter: http://twitter.com/PegNorthPirate
Official Facebook: http://fb.me/PegNorthPirate
Official Youtube: http://youtube.ca/PegNorthPirate
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