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+ | ====== Pirate Manifesto ====== | ||
+ | ===== Preamble ===== | ||
+ | The stated purpose of democracy is that the government represents the people. When a government does not represent the people, but a certain subclass, that is not democracy, that is aristocracy. When a government does not listen to facts, but listens to beliefs, that is not democracy, that is theocracy. When a government does not listen to the people, or to the rule of law, that is not democracy, that is dictatorship. We believe that democracy is the ideal, and it is to this end that we do aspire and work. | ||
+ | When laws, when constitutions, | ||
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+ | To this end, we do establish these Pirate Parties around the world, and state our common purpose in this our manifesto of action, so that society will not collapse as people grub for whatever they can grab now, without thought or care for the future. | ||
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+ | ===== About Civil Rights and Liberties ===== | ||
+ | Full democracy can only be achieved through defending civil rights and liberties by protecting the rule of law. This is the true foundation of democracy. | ||
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+ | No political claim or position has any validity if it is not expressed through reasoned rational thought and argument; violence is by no means a way to achieve political objectives in a democracy. | ||
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+ | Existing and future criminal laws, including anti-terrorist laws, must be reviewed for compatibility with human rights and civil liberties, and reformed where they are in conflict. | ||
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+ | ===== About Restrictions of Ideas and Information ===== | ||
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+ | Usage of expressions like // | ||
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+ | ==== About Patents ==== | ||
+ | The current patent system is not sustainable; | ||
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+ | Also, pharmaceutical patents should not be allowed to cause pharmaceuticals to become unavailable for some countries or social groups; this is most blatant in the case of pandemics and natural emergencies. These measures, combined with others like reduction of patent term, will be pursued aiming to lessen the impact of the monopolies created by the patent system. | ||
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+ | ==== About Trademarks ==== | ||
+ | Trademarks are intended to be, as the name suggests, a label to identify a good or service. | ||
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+ | The abuse of trademarks, such as a substitute or addition to author' | ||
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+ | ==== About Author' | ||
+ | The term // | ||
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+ | These facts require laws regarding author' | ||
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+ | Balance between author' | ||
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+ | ===== About Information Society ===== | ||
+ | Advances in technology has enabled the whole world to exercise our rights and embrace our liberties in ways previously unimagined. It has allowed increased involvement in democracy, and helped to remove the barriers between people all around the world; however, unwisefully used, they could become a tool of division, discrimination and lessening of rights and liberties. To avoid this and take the most advantage from all that an Information Society can offer, there are three goals to be fulfilled. | ||
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+ | * Universal availability of wired and/or wireless Internet is necessary if we want everyone to enjoy the benefits of an Information Society and avoid a digital divide that would, and is, arising due to social, personal or geographic condition. | ||
+ | * Preservation of Net Neutrality, as it is one of the main ways to keep an Information Society safe from dangers like censorship, attacks on privacy, and telecom monopolies from arising. | ||
+ | * Technological neutrality at public offices, through mandatory use, by them, of open standards and formats, which will enhance relationships between citizens and public offices, while increasing accesibility. | ||
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+ | ===== About Government Accountability and Transparency ===== | ||
+ | The primary duty of elected representatives is to represent their constituents. The primary role of government officers is to ensure the smooth running of the government. Both must do this while observing and abiding by both the rule of law, and civil rights and liberties. In order to ensure this, such officials much be transparent in their actions and activities, and public scrutiny into the affairs of state should not only be allowed, but must be. | ||
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+ | The act of election produces a compromise between the electorate and the elected, one based on a promise, a manifesto, or a statement of intent. As such, they should not enter into such promises lightly, and be held not just legally accountable for their actions, but politically accountable for their actions in respect of their electoral campaign. | ||
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+ | Without either transparency, | ||
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+ | ===== About non-core issues ===== | ||
+ | Having stances in every single issue does not make a party start caring about people' | ||
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+ | For parties like those which are united in our movement, focusing on enabling and enhancing the foundations of democracy and the civil rights and liberties that rest within, securing the freedom for information and culture to flow, bringing the world into the Information Society, paving the way for innovation, is the best way to achieve our goals as such goals, goals for allowing citizens to choose the kind of society to live in, require us to be strong as a movement; because that strength comes from unity; and unity is usually brought in democracy by consenssus. | ||
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+ | By achieving our goal, we will be allowing citizens to express themselves in those controversial issues, increasing chances of conssensus; and we will be paving the way for a true pluralism in parliaments, |
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