[pp.int.general] I had this dream once...

[Anouk]

On Jun 30, 2013 10:04 AM, "Mozart Palmer" <
mozart.palmer at pp-international.net> wrote:
> I think a lot of respect is lost by existing parties precisely because
they are not activists. They are complacent, believing competing for votes
every n years is all that matters. I fully support the duality of activist
and political organisation, and I think taking initiatives like this — or
at the very least investigating their viability — is exactly what Pirate
Parties should be doing. It's one thing to talk the talk, another to walk
the walk :-)
>

I mistook "existing parties" for pirate parties.
But that brings up the remarque : No that is not true per sé. There are
ecological activists parties, radical left, anti-capitalists and not to
forget, the extreem rightwing parties.

The pirate party is NOT an exclusive activist political party nor an
exclusive peoples movement. Wishing, hoping, thinking or believing it to be
different does not change this reality. So in the end we are still dealing
with this 'perfect' pirate dogma.

I belong to the 'bitter' pirate party, I am dealing with politics and have
to swallow a lot of this (shit) almost daily. I am not looking for a active
bubblegum substitute because it 'feels' better or easier. But yes, getting
that bitter out of my system once in a while with sweets is a good remedie
not to 'shrink' as a human being.

There is a type of activism that forces 'the others' to react (the abbusive
activism). And there is the examplairy activism that shows 'the others' how
it is better done.

When I hear pirates say : No politics, only activism. I do not share that
dream. For me activism is to anticipate / interact with daily life, nothing
more nothing less.
I am not a different person as an activist or as a politician (I am a
pirate candidate for next elections).

I prefer bitter reality to bubblegum (house?) parties.

Anouk Neeteson
member of national bureau of Parti Pirate France
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