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You are probably right about needing politics at some point as well as the fact that convincing people is hard. For some reason it seems to be perceived as a fl

You are probably right about needing politics at some point as well as the fact that convincing people is hard. For some reason it seems to be perceived as a flavour of communism which is framed very badly historically even if the idea in the form of a negative income tax for low earners originated in capitalist / libertarian circles. Regarding the pirate party I think their motives are noble and their use of technology for more openness and transparency is a good approach but ultimately the people in there seem to be involved with themselves and their affairs to an extend that makes it next to impossible to perceive them as an viable agent of change.

BjoernKW 11y ago
> but ultimately the people in there seem to be involved with themselves and their affairs to an extend that makes it next to impossible to perceive them as an viable agent of change They're still the best option though. The other parties have by and large long since foregone wanting to shape the future for the better. They're mostly bureaucrats and administrators with a general lack of a positive vision. It's no use complaining. If you want to bring about change you'll need to get involved yourself. Besides, the Pirate Party had some successes recently regarding copyright and freedom of panorama laws so to some extent they already are a viable agent of change.