[pp.int.general] PPI PRESSRELEASE | NO EMBARGO | The information revolution has commenced in Germany

[Nicolas Sahlqvist]

I really like the way it is written, should end up on a blog or so
somewhere.. ;)

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:09 PM, coretx <coretx at piratenpartij.nl> wrote:

> The information revolution has commenced in Germany
>
> The Swedes are first to acknowledge, already having pirate Members
> of the European Parliament. Germany joined as the irreversible
> information revolution is growing stronger. More than 35 pirate
> parties already sprung up all over the world. Next time, the torrent
> of information revolution will inundate even more land.
>
> The recent German Federal election results show that the central
> concerns of the Party - Civil rights, a fair system for creative and
> scientific works, a more direct democracy and unhindered access to
> information - meet the approval of an increasing amount of people
> in Germany.
>
> Jens Seipenbusch, Chairman of the German Pirate Party, says: "Our
> new style of politics touches the nerve of the people in Germany.
> We will continue to bank on participatory politics and to fight
> for civil rights online as well as offline."
>
> Germany overcame two dictatorships in a hundred years, and yet
> politicians begin to demand a secret police again, ignoring trias
> politica - the foundation of modern politics. The Pirates will
> stand fast, smoothing the waves of democracy.
>
> Multinational institutions and treaties are abused to torpedo
> cornerstones of a stable society. Their aim is to deviously push
> through illicit measures of collection, retention and exchange of
> intimate information on every citizen. The international pirate
> armada keeps close watch on the information treasure of those
> who matter.
>
> The recent introduction of internet censorship laws by German
> politicians - laws that were opposed by a hundred thousands of
> citizens and uncountable experts - left people with the feeling that
> they are not represented by the established parties. This recent
> success in the parliamentary elections show that a lot of German
> voters welcome the pirate movement as a solution to this situation.
>
> Pirate parties worldwide are joining forces to break the ice
> of perfidy and clear the way for a sustainable future. Our best
> wishes go to all German pirates in that they succeed to challenge
> our politics even more in the upcoming years.
>
> - The Pirate Party International Coreteam.
>
>
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> Contact information
>
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>
> Pirate Party International Co-Presidents,
>
>  Samir Allioui
>  Email: samir.allioui at pp-international.net
>  Phone: +31627588738
>
>  Patrick Mächler
>  Email: patrick.maechler at pp-international.net
>  Phone: +41764095702
>
> Chairman of Pirate Party Germany
>
>  Jens Seipenbusch
>  Email: js at piratenpartei.de
>  Phone: +491753482668
>
>
>
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>
> According to preliminary results published by the elections
> administrator, the Pirate Party Germany attained 2.0% or 845,904 votes
> during the federal elections on September 27, 2009. This result is
> especially remarkable as between admission and election only 73 days
> passed.
>
> The pirates were particularly successful among male first-time voters:
> 13% voted for them as per projections of Infratest dimap.
>
> At the same time Schleswig-Holstein held state elections where the
> Pirate Party obtained 1.8% or 28,740 of the votes.
>
>
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