[pp.int.general] Looking for one good reason [Was: Bulk of posts this year]

[Scott Elcomb]

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Francisco George
<francisco.george at gmail.com> wrote:
> I know your obsession with that guy...but Scott is not only referring to
> him.

Indeed, and thanks for the kind words earlier Francisco.

We are Pirates. _Political_ Pirates.  By more than one definition, we
are not trolls. Rather, we are more like troll fighters... in
Copyrights, Patents and in the halls of our respective governing
bodies.

I respect a great many Pirates and don't want to see anyone banned.
It'd be far more productive for those responsible to understand the
consequences of what they're doing and saying.

@Zbigniew - this thread is my experiment: I've made my feelings and
intentions known.  I'll not hit the button today, but I'm still
worried.  If things don't improve, I will be unsubscribing.

I recently met Cory Doctorow during his Homeland tour and saw the
emotion when he spoke about Aaron Swartz. I listened to him speak
about finding those things in our lives that cause distress & despair.
 I'm incredibly busy, as I'm sure many Pirates are.  I'm not going to
continue wasting my time on childish posts and all the negativity.  To
see it here - where we're supposed to be leading an international wave
of new, open politics - well it hurts.  It hurts because I truly
believe we can do this if we apply ourselves and stop the in-fighting.

I'm Political Pirate and that's not going to change - regardless of my
membership in this list.

Here's to Hope,
- Scott

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