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Do you have any evidence of that? It's my understanding that both parties are in Hollywood's pocket. I feel like the odds are roughly 50-50 either way, which is

by drcube 14y ago

Do you have any evidence of that? It's my understanding that both parties are in Hollywood's pocket. I feel like the odds are roughly 50-50 either way, which is why I picked a party at random for my example.

J3L2404 14y ago
Neither party is ever going to go for this. You would have an easier time getting file-sharing recognized as a religion.
- drcube 14y ago
  "Ever" is a long time. These parties are ultimately beholden to the electorate which keeps them employed. They'll stand by their corporate donors right up until the Pirate values seem lucrative enough or popular enough to affect their bottom line, at which point they'll consider revising their platform.
  - J3L2404 14y ago
    Thankfuly most citizens believe people deserve to be rewarded for their work. They may partake in illegal downloading but they don't pretend it is noble.
    - ThomPete 14y ago
      You know. It sounds so simple yet it isn't really. When you start to dig into this you realize that there is no clear definition of what constitutes "ones own work" and I think you are missing the point of what the pirate party is all about. People never really got rewarded for their work. Instead people around the people doing the work did. It's not as simple as you seem to suggest.
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ThomPete 14y ago
There was a long thread a while back where the different beneficiaries of hollywood where listed. I am pretty sure that the Democrats where listed there. Let me see if I can dig it up. Edit: http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ HN comments:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3439620 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3439620
philwelch 14y ago
Remember that the Republicans are already positioned to be at least a little anti-Hollywood because of the culture wars, and because most of the moguls in Hollywood are incidentally quite liberal.

by drcube 14y ago

J3L2404 14y ago

Neither party is ever going to go for this. You would have an easier time getting file-sharing recognized as a religion.

drcube 14y ago
"Ever" is a long time. These parties are ultimately beholden to the electorate which keeps them employed. They'll stand by their corporate donors right up until the Pirate values seem lucrative enough or popular enough to affect their bottom line, at which point they'll consider revising their platform.
- J3L2404 14y ago
  Thankfuly most citizens believe people deserve to be rewarded for their work. They may partake in illegal downloading but they don't pretend it is noble.
  - ThomPete 14y ago
    You know. It sounds so simple yet it isn't really. When you start to dig into this you realize that there is no clear definition of what constitutes "ones own work" and I think you are missing the point of what the pirate party is all about. People never really got rewarded for their work. Instead people around the people doing the work did. It's not as simple as you seem to suggest.
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ThomPete 14y ago

There was a long thread a while back where the different beneficiaries of hollywood where listed. I am pretty sure that the Democrats where listed there. Let me see if I can dig it up. Edit: http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ HN comments:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3439620 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3439620

philwelch 14y ago

Remember that the Republicans are already positioned to be at least a little anti-Hollywood because of the culture wars, and because most of the moguls in Hollywood are incidentally quite liberal.