Pirate Party Gets Its First Mayor
from the but,-no,-it's-not-a-serious-party dept
We've been talking a bit about the rise of the Pirate Party (mainly in parts of Europe) and how it may change politics, even if the party itself never goes mainstream. However, the party continues to score victories, especially in Germany. The latest, while not an electoral victory, involves the mayor of the town of Eixen, who has changed his affiliation from nothing to Pirate Party -- meaning that the Pirate Party now has a mayor.Mayor Andre Bonitz, who was elected in 2009, has switched from being non-partisan to the Pirate Party of Germany. For the citizen itself nothing changes in the first place, but that the newly converted mayor have announced to start a regular pirate meeting open to everyone, where the people can discuss with him and fellow pirates directly.I'm sure some will mock this as not important or bandwagon jumping or something else -- and to some extent, all of that may be true. But it is another sign of just how much The Pirate Party has been able to shake up politics in Germany.
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Still at the "laughing at us" stage.
But they are starting the "fight us" stage.
How does that saying end ?
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Response to: Anonymous Coward on May 10th, 2012 @ 3:35am
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Have any advice for new pirate party members in the U.S.?
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"...and to some extent, all of that may be true."
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The Pirate Party may have a daft name but at least its not as uninspiring as 'Labour'.
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OK, I'll be the first then. If the guy ran as a member of the Pirate Party, I'd say it's noteworthy. But he didn't. Let's see what happens in the next election before you anoint the Pirate Party's beer hall putsch a success.
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http://knowfuture.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/more-booty-for-the-pirate-party-in-germany/
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