The Pirate Bay affair has apparently cast a new and rare light on the notion of participation in this country’s politics. Being that the brave and ingenious minds behind PirateBay.org had made the unusual step of actually forming their own political party says a great deal about their character. It would also seem that until recently their bold step said a great deal about the differences between Europe and the US, and so too about the character of our electorate.
All too often we complain about the problems our country and we as individual citizens face but rarely do we stand up and make our voices heard. Politics in the US are relegated to the responsibility of “nanny-like” politicians who rarely act in the best interests of their constituents and instead act in the best interests of their “special interests,” their big political donors, PACS, and lobbyists.
This is why it’s so particularly refreshing, if not startling, to report that a man by the name of Brent Allison has taken it upon himself to found a Pirate Party here in the United States to counter the voices of the MPAA, RIAA, and others who, for the most part, are the sole voices in the ongoing file-sharing debate. Though to call it a debate is a misnomer as there is virtually no vocal opponent to their argument, and thus no real debate. As that may be, the future holds promise with the birth of the Pirate Party of the United States.
Though the United States system of government is inherently a 2 party system and doesn’t make any room for outsiders, it does allow for grassroots ideas to take hold and shape the direction of legislation by the powers that be. If the Pirate Party of the United States was to garner enough members and support so that it could effectively spread it’s ideas and messages then perhaps it too could make headway in shaping the future of file-sharing in this country.
Truth be told it remains to be seen whether this move will solidify and be a lasting voice to counter those on the other side of the issue, but in the meantime it sure feels good to know that we are Americans aren’t as lazy as other countries say we are. Now the only thing to do is to change my voter registration from Libertarian to “Pirate.” Mom’s gonna love this one. Arrrrr!
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get their names on the ballot and I’ll be voting pirate.
They’ll have one heck of a mascot too forget an elephant or a donkey nothing beats a swahbuckling high-seas travelin’ Pirate.
i remember recently they tried updating “pirate” with “songpusher” and now i can see why. pirate is so overused that they can call their political party “pirate” and get away with it
and that flag is awsome
haha songpusher wasn’t it songlifter ? either way I remember that and how stupid it was
I’m not sure why they are going with the name “Pirate Party” when it has such a negative connotation.
Id dont know about that Pirates Im sure could throw one hell of a party……..not exactly a negative.
Finaly a political party I want to join.
Now if we can only get it going strong in all 50 states…
The US already has a “pirate party” if you will a party that stands against copyright and patents… it’s known as the Libertarian Party.