<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body >Direct democracy is not a core value of all pirate parties. <div><br></div><div>/Mab</div><br><br><br>Anouk Neeteson <jakobsheep@gmail.com> skrev:<br><br><br><div class="im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Introduction, I am helping the pirate party Netherlands, Belgium and France with International coordination.</div><div class="im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
At this moment these PP are growing so quick from a small (a few dozen pirates) number to a big (1000 and more) number that there are obvious organisational problems.</div><div class="im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br></div><div class="im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">My point is that I can not get rid of the impression that the chaos is basicly around the fear of loosing the true Pirate principles/values due this change. So what are the true pirate values clearly defined?</div>
<div class="im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">In my search I come to <a href="http://int.piratenpartei.de/Uppsala_Declaration#Uppsala_Declaration">http://int.piratenpartei.de/Uppsala_Declaration#Uppsala_Declaration</a> the Uppsala declaration. <font face="arial, sans-serif">Here I find the pirate values being </font><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">described </font></b><font face="arial, sans-serif">but not </font><b>defined</b><font face="arial, sans-serif">. So I give it a try to get a <b>synthesis</b>.</font></div>
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So if I am not mistaking the PP objectives are:</div><div class="im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div class="im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
1- Transparent governing and all public organisations have to become transparent as well.</div><div class="im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div class="im" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<font face="arial, sans-serif">2- </font><font face="arial, sans-serif">Direct democracy and participation of all citizens.</font></div><div class="im" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">3- </span>A complete review of the copyrights and patenting system.<div><br><div><div class="im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
4- Protection and guarantee of privacy and safety.</div><div class="im" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">5- </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">In consideration with point 4 the freedom on information, education and knowledge.</span></div>
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</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">These need surely additional wording but firstly do they need more core points ?</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">-Anouk-</span></div> </body>