[pp.int.general] Fwd: [Info #525] To our fellow Pirates all around the world

[lilo]

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Oggetto: [Info #525] To our fellow Pirates all around the world
Data: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 13:39:50 +0200
Mittente: partitopirata <partitopirata at gmail.com>
Rispondi-a: info at partito-pirata.it
A: rick.falkvinge at piratpartiet.se
CC: ufficio-stampa at partito-pirata.it

We send you this letter to inform You about some specific peculiarity of
the current political situation in Italy where, with no small effort and
great enthusiasm, we are working for the growth of the Italian Pirate
Party.

As you may know, in Italy the “Movimento 5 Stelle” ("5 Stars Movement")
promoted by Beppe Grillo keeps getting significant attention from the
people especially because it shares some of the same values and principles
that characterize the PP (the importance of technological progress and
science for the improvement of material and social conditions of people,
citizens at the center of society and politics, transparency in the
institutions, protection of fundamental rights).


Despite the good fundamental principles and favourable electoral results,
Beppe Grillo, who has created and helped expanding the movement, is in a
position of "father-master" for the movement, therefore deciding what
concerns and choices are "correct" and “applicable” at HIS sole discretion,
which candidates can use his "endowment" or which groups or individuals can
remain in the movement (recently, he has expelled some local groups
receiving some strong criticism even from within the movement). As for such
issues, our vision greatly differs from Grillo`s although this does not
prevent us from discussing, with many activists from 5 Stars Movement and
receiving some positive feedback.

Another story, which has involved us directly, very is the case of  a
"clone" Pirate Party that recently has appeared from nowhere (this is
something unheard of for most traditional political parties, we believe).
Initially, we believed that the people behind this “clone” party may have
had in common with us not only the name and symbol but also the fundamental
principles, however, after studying it closely we realized that the sole
purpose of the people behind this “clone” party was to use the flag and the
name of Pirates to get some attention, while they are supporting political
positions at the opposite of those of the Italian Pirate Party and the
global Pirate Parties Movement .
Such group of "adventurers of the electoral roll" has dressed themselves as
Pirates and, by exploiting the bugs of our electoral system, put forward
political programs that have nothing to do with the projects and
expectations of real Pirates.

In our country electoral laws are not really the best you can hope for in
order to elect the “administrators” who should be the representatives of
the people, this may be due to a lack of intellectual honesty.

These mechanisms, while absolutely in line with the democratic principles,
allows the so-called “politicians by profession” to get elected into local
councils even if they do not have a remotely valid political program.
Please note that, if elected, such politician will have the right to
certify the signatures for the next elections candidates.

Being part of the Italian Pirate Party, born in 2006, we had to appeal to
the judicial authority to prevent that the name and symbol of PP could be
misused against us, by those who promote values diametrically opposed to
those of the Italian and International Pirate Party.

We have won the first part of the trial, however they have appealed the
outcome and we are waiting for the second level of judgment that would put
an end to this story. However, this did not prevent the clone-pirate to run
in some towns in this election and cast a bad light and negative impression
on the pirate signet, as their results have been publicly derided as a
failure of the pirate
movement.


Not considering for a moment the poor electoral results of the “clone”
Pirate Party, we believe it is important to decide a strategy of
information/communication that would allow us and PP of other countries to
tackle and bring under our wings other movements and parties that share
many of our ideals (not necessarily all) and foil case of carcinogenic
doppelgängers. With this letter we want to bring such problems and
opportunities to your attention because we believe that the flow of ideas,
solutions and proposals of each national Pirate Party can be copied or
adapted to give birth to new and better shared solutions.

Ahoi.

--
lilo
-root coordinator comunication and socialmedia
 PP-IT
-alternate board @pp-international.net
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delivered in our liquid.partito-pirata.it
@press-office



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