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"Rather we find it interesting that a country like Sweden is being so abused by lobbyists and that this can be kept up. They’re using scare tactics, putting pre
by Zirro 15y ago
"Rather we find it interesting that a country like Sweden is being so abused by lobbyists and that this can be kept up. They’re using scare tactics, putting pressure on the wrong people, like providers and users. All out of fear from the big country in the west, and with an admiration for their big fancy wallets."
And I, as a Swede, is both angry and embarrassed that we're taking it. In the next election, the Pirate Party gets my vote, but sadly the larger public remains oblivious.
- ma2rten 15y agoDo you honestly think this is the most important political or social issue facing Sweden at the moment? I am not a Swede, but I do agree with you on this issue. However, in my mind this is a relativity minor issue in the big scheme of things. Or does the Swedish Pirate Party also have good points on other issues? I feel it's mostly a one issue party in other countries.
- huhtenberg 15y agoThis party is a tool for applying pressure on other, more prominent parties. It is not about giving the PP a vote, it's about making a show of taking a vote away from other parties.
- vibrunazo 15y agoAt least they have a decent party to vote for as protest. In my country they elected an actual clown as a "protest vote", he was the single most voted representative in the whole country :( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11465127 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11465127
- JonnieCache 15y agoThink of it as a way of not voting for the major parties while also not decreasing the turnout statistics and giving the impression of apathy.
- radu_floricica 15y agoIt's an important enough issue that I'd vote for such a party if I could. It's not just about raiding a torrent site. I see it as being at least: - Government for the people. This is often forgotten, but it's the most important point - enforcing strict copyright does not help the citizen. Period. - Censorship - raiding one site means raiding any site, eventually - Copyright should be relaxed for non-commercial purposes - not because RIAA it's obsolete, but because in the world of the Internet, this is the way that will insure maximum creativity. - Hitting the incumbents and setting an example that it's possible
- tripzilch 15y agoThe Swedish Pirate Party doesn't suck as much as the Dutch one does. I wish we had a Pirate Party like Sweden. The German one is pretty good also, btw.
- ahoyhere 15y agoIf their country's law enforcement and legal bodies are being so drastically corrupted by a foreign country, that would seem like one of the most important legal issues around.
- frogtown 15y agoFeel free to use google translate to look at Germany's Pirate Party's goals. http://www.piratenpartei.de/unsere_ziele http://www.piratenpartei.de/unsere_ziele (On initial glance, the google translate version is an acceptable translation to get an idea of what is being said). As you will see, their platform is not a single issue and the likely reason why the Piraten Partei was successful in the last Berlin local election. They were so successful they won every seat they could possibly have held. If they were any more successful, the additional seat(s) would have had to been left empty, since the Partei only had so many candidates running.