[pp.int.general] Pirate support for Wikileaks

[Amelia Andersdotter]

On 4 December 2010 19:03, Erik Lönroth <erik.lonroth at gmail.com> wrote:

> ... and would you support something that adds a few words about the
> "whistle-blowers" ?
>
>
If anything should be supported it's whistle-blowers. And it is my position
as a Swedish Pirate Party member and an incumbent Member of the European
Parliament not to support a text that blindly supports the, eh. Defendant or
plaintiff? Defendant I guess, in a case that has not even gone to court.
Technically, there can't even be defendant or plaintiffs in this case
because they are only conducting a preliminary investigation.

Gosh, people are really sheep when they fall for media manipulation, aren't
they?

/a


> I removed that from my original text. I would not mind adding it.
>
> /Erik
>
> On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Erik Lönroth <erik.lonroth at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Amelia, is it your position as a representative of the Pirate Party in
> > Sweden and (soon) Member of the European Parliament not to support
> > this text?
> >
> > http://openpad.me/m9av1kOVgs
> >
> >
> > /Erik
> >
> > On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Amelia Andersdotter <teirdes at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On 4 December 2010 12:17, Mikulas.Ferjencik <
> Mikulas.Ferjencik at seznam.cz>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I would like to note, that PPI is not supposed to issue Press releases,
> so
> >>> it is more appropriate to prepare a press release, which can separate
> PPs
> >>> endorse. It would also be good to include what do respective PPs do to
> >>> support wikileaks.
> >>
> >> The Swedish Pirate Party and myself do not support Wikileaks as such,
> but
> >> leaking and leaking services in general (including OpenLeaks, cryptome
> and
> >> the newly formed Serbian project for leaks). We would like to see an
> >> inclusive statement that considers the benefit over whistleblowers in
> >> general, and not a specific service for this purpose.
> >>
> >> Wikileaks can certainly be exemplified, but it is important that they do
> not
> >> get to represent the entire leaking community, and especially that they
> do
> >> not overshadow the brave men and women who make sure the leaks get out
> there
> >> in the first place.
> >>
> >> Amelia Andersdotter
> >>
> >>>
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