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[Idiom]

Shiver me timbers, ye scurvy dogs!

The future of politics is now uncertain.

tl;dr:
There is a political party of pirates (with affiliation to The Pirate Bay) with essentially identical interests/goals. It was almost joke. The Pirate Party now has a seat in parliament and is almost looking like a serious political party.

[Aqizzar]

Most days are like all of the others,
Go to work, come back home, watch TV,
But, brother, if I had me druthers,
I'd chuck it and head out to sea,

For I dream of the skull and the crossbones,
I dream of the great day to come,
When I dump the mundane for the Old Spanish Main
And trade me computer for rum! ARRR!

Ahoy ye Swedish dogs!  We drink t'ye tonight!

[umiman]

Hah, I hope it wakes up those doddery old stooges!

[Cthulhu]

Awww snap.

[Il Palazzo]

Should we be on a lookout for the Hitmen & Burglars Party?

[inaluct]

YESSSSSSS

[LegoLord]

What happened?  As usual, I am reluctant to click a link to an unfamiliar site (cause I'm paranoid like that).

[Idiom]

Edited:
The Pirate Bay is affiliated with a political party that has very similar goals. It was almost joke. The Pirate Party now has a seat in parliament and is almost looking like a serious political party.

Better?

[Cthulhu]

Should we be on a lookout for the Hitmen & Burglars Party?

Yes, because unauthorized copying of data is the same as breaking and entering and killing people for money.

[ein]

Should we be on a lookout for the Hitmen & Burglars Party?

Yes, because unauthorized copying of data is the same as breaking and entering and killing people for money.

But the information wants to be free!

[inaluct]

Should we be on a lookout for the Hitmen & Burglars Party?

Yes, because unauthorized copying of data is the same as breaking and entering and killing people for money.

But the information wants to be free!

Cthulhu was being sarcastic.

[Rilder]

The Pirate Bay has a political party. It was a joke. The Pirate Party now has a seat in parliament and is almost looking like a serious political party.

No this isn't the pirate bays political party, this is a different group, I don't think the guy who went the trial for the Piratebay actually votes for the Pirate party, he supports them but he doesn't vote for them.

They are a group trying to beat the hell out of those entertainment industries.

From that site:

With their presence in Brussels, the Pirate Party hopes to reduce the abuses of power and copyright at the hands of the entertainment industries, and make those activities illegal instead. On the other hand they hope to legalize file-sharing for personal use.

[ein]

Should we be on a lookout for the Hitmen & Burglars Party?

Yes, because unauthorized copying of data is the same as breaking and entering and killing people for money.

But the information wants to be free!

Cthulhu was being sarcastic.

Yeah, I know.
So was I.
Mostly anyway.

[kuro_suna]

didn't the UK also vote in a neo-nazi party?

[Tormy]

Shiver me timbers, ye scurvy dogs!

The future of politics is now uncertain.

tl;dr:
There is a political party of pirates (with affiliation to The Pirate Bay) with essentially identical interests/goals. It was almost joke. The Pirate Party now has a seat in parliament and is almost looking like a serious political party.

I was like "what the hell?!", when I've heard about this yesterday...interesting stuff.