[pp.int.general] The Piratebay

[Aleksandar Blagojevic]

Hello again Andrew,

I must say that I am amazed by the differences of social regulating
mechanisms in various countries I visited so far [US excluded, hope soon I will
have opinion based on experience] so it's western EU mostly, Balkans...

My starting point is: you just have to obey to rules of the big guys or your "freedom"
is going bye bye. In practical implications that means completely bad personal
feeling, which I define as repression. See, my perception of reality is open
for any outcome possible to happen. Well that's maybe caused by unexpected
wars to me as a kid during my childhood and surely by seeing all those fucked up
people and without their homes and families. And MOSTLY by seeing people
prosper practically out of nothingness! For example my grandpa's assets
and other his owning during the 1940s were not more than $500! [considering
devaluation of dollar] and he managed to educate three mechanical engineers
and to build a prosperous household. And that is not the best part yet.
People back then in Serbia did not have to have strong state regulations and
guidelines to business and living as most states "provide" to citizens today.
Case was open and entirely up to you. Today that is not the thing.

I have the feeling today that when the state strongly promotes democracy,
equality and transparency it has to mean that the governing guys HAVE some
dirty shit to hide. when you think this way, seem that even roots of current
law system have to change in order to bring back reality!

There is foremost important issue for me: cultural continuance. Now when we
have this Orwellian problem we simply have to use the current infrastructure
[which is practically perfect for living] and direct to open and free
communication. The greater problem the greater the solution it is.
Sorry, but I am standing for that solution which is not destructive,
harmless, global and case open!

note: considering that this is open mail list, my last words are mostly directed
to people in read-only mode:) not especially to Andrew:)



Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 6:22:57 PM, you wrote:


Andrew> It's not so simple. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) would just
Andrew> either reject the party when it came to get the final registration, or
Andrew> yank it if it already has it, ending things as a political party.
Andrew> Alternatively, the IRS could yank the tax status, freezing the funds
Andrew> (and thus the rest of the stuff) There's no need for a court case. Of
Andrew> course, I'm no lawyer, and in the US party, dealing with this stuff is
Andrew> the operations officer responsibility (that meant first Ray, then Glenn,
Andrew> who still holds the post now) to deal with and understand this stuff.

Andrew> Again, civil disobedience means breaking the law, which in the US
Andrew> political parties can't do, or support. Sucks, but them's the rules that
Andrew> have ot be abided by.

Andrew> Andrew


Andrew> On 5/18/2010 11:11 AM, Aleksandar Blagojevic wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Andrew,
>> 
>> What about braking the law intentionally in order to wake up the law
>> regulators?! That is common practice in US I guess(?).
>> 
>> So, defending yourself on court could be a epic win if you just "show" the
>> real pirate statistics? But I know, you will be buried by the giant lawyer
>> hired by the big company. This situation always makes me to think about flaws
>> in US legal systems... -> more money u have more justice u can buy...
>> 
>> and not to flame but to conclude:
>> In my humble opinion the idea is to mobilize people to make "digital but civil
>> disobedience acts". At least I am doing it in Serbia. And I do it in every
>> country I visit and call everyone to do the same!!!
>> 
>> and yes, US democracy works selectively...
>> 


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Best regards,

Aleksandar Blagojevic
Leader of Serbian Pirate Party and board member of PPI
http://piratskapartija.com