[pp.int.general] URGENT: we need your signature

[Anton Nordenfur]

A prerequisite for PPI membership is internal democracy. Another is to 
hold the basic principles of the Pirate movement (which Mattias 
Bjärnemalm listed previously). As long as this party can meet these 
criteria, I can't see the problem.

If they are, however, selling themselves to external sources, they are 
not having internal democracy and thus they are not fulfilling the 
criteria for PPI membership. This should become clear to the PPI board 
if and when this new party applies for PPI membership.

If they do not apply for PPI membership, this is an internal Italian 
problem and have no place in this mailing list. Either way, the problem 
solves itself for PPI.

Anton

On Fri 21 Dec 2012 02:56:08 PM CET, carlo von lynX wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 02:37:44PM +0100, thijs.markus at piratenpartij.nl wrote:
>> You know, the great thing about the internet is the way it forces
>> evolution. Everyone can make alternatives, and the best (or at least
>
> You didn't exactly get the problem.. they are offering the pirate signet
> and brand for sale to established crook politicians for their need to
> whitewash their deeds, and they're doing it in exchange for well-paid
> politician jobs.
>
> You can't judge a 7 folks dissident group by the nice stuff they copy
> and paste onto their website. In Italy nobody gives a damn about what
> they promised before election. The only thing that gives you a hint is
> when the party statutes include lifetime privileges for founding members
> and dirty stuff like that.
>
> So if you guys think it's a good idea for old crooks in the social
> surroundings of Berlusconi and Mussolini to appear on the ballot paper
> with the Pirate signet, then go ahead and let them do this freely!
>
>