The Pirate Party started in Sweden in 2006, and it only had one agenda: to change draconian copyright laws. But it's changed and shifted primarily because the questions of human rights and cyber have become much more relevant. So if you want to place it somewhere on the spectrum, I would say it's a party that has its roots in civilian rights. But we are not like many left parties that want to regulate citizens and create nanny states. We believe that regulation should be on the powerful, not the individuals.
Maybe [Iceland] could be sort of a testing ground for solutions because we are few and because we are really a tech-oriented nation. Everybody is a g… - Birgitta Jonsdottir
Maybe [Iceland] could be sort of a testing ground for solutions because we are few and because we are really a tech-oriented nation. Everybody is a g…
- Birgitta Jonsdottir
People want real changes, and they understand that we have to change the system. - Birgitta Jonsdottir
People want real changes, and they understand that we have to change the system.
We have to make sure whenever you are dealing with big things like global warming, world security, refugees, the E.U. question, access to information… - Birgitta Jonsdottir
We have to make sure whenever you are dealing with big things like global warming, world security, refugees, the E.U. question, access to information…
The Pirate Party started in Sweden in 2006, and it only had one agenda: to change draconian copyright laws. But it's changed and shifted primarily be… - Birgitta Jonsdottir
The Pirate Party started in Sweden in 2006, and it only had one agenda: to change draconian copyright laws. But it's changed and shifted primarily be…
We have to modernize how we make laws. - Birgitta Jonsdottir
We have to modernize how we make laws.
In a sense the Pirate Party is very similar to what happened for the Bernie Sanders campaign, where people felt inspired and they felt like they were… - Birgitta Jonsdottir
In a sense the Pirate Party is very similar to what happened for the Bernie Sanders campaign, where people felt inspired and they felt like they were…
I feel it is important to point out that individuals can make a difference, that things that seem impossible one day might suddenly shift into a poss… - Birgitta Jonsdottir
I feel it is important to point out that individuals can make a difference, that things that seem impossible one day might suddenly shift into a poss…
If you live in a democracy and don't have freedom of information, it's not a democracy. And people have to understand that if you don't have freedom … - Birgitta Jonsdottir
If you live in a democracy and don't have freedom of information, it's not a democracy. And people have to understand that if you don't have freedom …
Edward Snowden has inspired changes and awareness, which is very important in this day and age, and sometimes egos need to be set aside, even with po… - Birgitta Jonsdottir
Edward Snowden has inspired changes and awareness, which is very important in this day and age, and sometimes egos need to be set aside, even with po…
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