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The Pirate Bay is not only a website, it's also a political statement. Showing strength in the face of oppression just makes the Pirate Party look stronger. Slu
by smokinn 17y ago
The Pirate Bay is not only a website, it's also a political statement. Showing strength in the face of oppression just makes the Pirate Party look stronger. Slumping over and saying it's not worth the trouble just for a few days makes them look weak and uncommitted.
Plus, this is great "free" publicity for them.
- pyre 17y ago> Showing strength in the face of oppression I think that oppression is a bit strong of a word here. 'Adversity' might be better term to use. When you stand up to a bully on the playground no one says that you're "overcoming oppression."
- roundsquare 17y agoFrom TPB's point of view it is oppression. In this context, (asking why the sale isn't the end) that seems to be what is relevant. That aside, I agree with you that calling this oppression is too much.
- apotheon 17y agoI suppose it probably never looks like oppression to people who aren't being oppressed until a bunch of people not in the original oppressed class die. (I was going to say "until someone dies" until I remembered all the people who died for the "war on drugs" in the US, and how it seems like most people still think it's a good thing.)
- apotheon 17y agoIsn't it "oppression" when government is the bully? You probably don't see it as "oppression" because you disagree with some part of the ethic that drives them to fight. I'm just guessing, though.
- smokinn 17y agoIn my first draft before I submitted I had oppression in scare quotes but decided against them to make the message more like what I imagine the defenders would like it to be.