Pirate Party wins 15 seats in Berlin

[*T*]

The German Pirate Party has just won 15 seats in Berlin state elections with 9% of the vote...
...on international talk like a pirate day!

Aaargh, avast me hearties!

News links:
PPUK press release
Washington post
Der Spiegel
Deutsche Welle (interview)
NPR

When Serge_Tomiko called it "A hopeless and soulless political endeavor," I knew the PP had a bright future.

Pirate Party UK manifestos:
On copyright and patent law
On privacy
On freedom of speech

Previous posts:
http://www.itulip.com/forums/showthr...take-MEP-seats
http://www.itulip.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-11382.html

[globaleconomicollaps]

Re: Pirate Party wins 15 seats in Berlin

just speaking for myself, I would prefer to be ruled by pirates than by Sarko.
-G

[c1ue]

Re: Pirate Party wins 15 seats in Berlin

just speaking for myself, I would prefer to be ruled by pirates than by Sarko.
-G

I think you mean Merkel.

And it isn't clear Merkel is going to be able to hold out.

[Adeptus]

Re: Pirate Party wins 15 seats in Berlin

The German Pirate Party has just won 15 seats in Berlin state elections with 9% of the vote...
...on international talk like a pirate day!

Thanks, I needed a laugh today and the good news, especially after all these events:

Today's market highlights:
1) Owebama wants to cut spending by 3.5 Trillion...by 2017
2) ...and increase tax on rich by 1.5 Trillion... but will fail to do so.
3) S&P downgrades Italy.
4) China ends stimulus (for now).
5) China pulls the rug under the EU and will not keep bailing them out
6) Former IMF chief "Everyone must accept losses on Greece" aka: Greece is on the verge of default.
7) Troika and Greece in crisis meeting, Greece to have a referendum to decide whether to stay in EU or exit.
8) Dutch gov asks its central bank: Where's our gold!??.
9) Panic exit in the billions out of French banks by large EU corporations due to likely Greece contagion.
10) NYSE induces 'rule 48' (delay stock market opening due to high risk of panic selling), markets eventually open -2.5% anyway.