[pp.int.general] The Pirate Bay and the Pirate Party

[Nicolas Sahlqvist]

We would probably exist in another form and I am sure that is true in a
alternate universe, but would we reach the growth we done in such
a relatively short life span we have had so far with a noticeable footprint
in the development already? I seriously doubt that.

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Glenn Kerbein <
glenn.kerbein at pirate-party.us> wrote:

> Perhaps I should resurrect the initial inquiry. A friend of mine pointed
> me to a great Latin phrase: Cēterīs paribus. It is used in philosophy to
> examine an axiom or dynamic. ( See
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutatis_mutandis and
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceteris_paribus )
> For a moment, let's assume that The Pirate Bay or BitTorrent weren't
> apart of the equation. What would justify our purpose or existence? The
> Free Culture movement certainly can, as can a large swath of students
> and professors.
>
> Richard Stallman wrote:
> > If TPB promotes the Pirate Party, it would tend to support the statements
> > that some people make that "You're just a bunch of criminals."
> > This might be a reason not to do it.
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> Glenn "Channel6" Kerbein
> United States Pirate Party
> "Burn, Hollywood, Burn"
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