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

[Samir Allioui]

I get the hint. Waiting for frontpage ax ;)

On Sep 28, 2009, at 11:30 PM, Nicolas Sahlqvist wrote:

> 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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