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I don't have a good knowledge about Iceland situation, but I'm a bit negatively biased against these "protest parties". I'm from Italy and I can see what kind o
by mikk14 12y ago
I don't have a good knowledge about Iceland situation, but I'm a bit negatively biased against these "protest parties". I'm from Italy and I can see what kind of horrible effect Grillo's party is having on the political thinking of the average Italian. Maybe this is different, but I will need to see results in its fight against the traditional ruling class before changing my mind. In Italy, so far, there aren't.
- belorn 12y agoProtest party? Under what definition are you labeling the Pirate Party as such? The core principles of the pirate party is Civil rights, with the implication from living in a information society. The fight against the Bourgeoisie, while relevant for some, is not the focus of this party.
- mikk14 12y agoI got the idea from the top comment [1] (in a hindsight, I should actually have replied to it instead of starting the new comment thread). Particularly this part: > This backlash agains the 'old block' and what is called 'traditional politics' started when comedians, artists and musicians (among others) started the 'Besti flokkurinn' (Best Party) and won the elections for city council in Reykjavík ?five? years ago. I am aware of the origin of the label at the international level, but it looked to me that in this particular case the origin dynamics were closer to Grillo's. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9231591 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9231591