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I wish the US would have a Pirate Party! I would be a supporter of freedom of speech and internet neutrality!

Aren't you a citizen of the US? If you are, then why not just start it yourself, instead of wishing?

Also, there IS a Pirate Party for the US: http://www.pirate-party.us/news.php

If those are the issues you're concerned about then I don't think a Pirate Party is actually helpful.

But it's an interesting question: if you want a certain type of political change are you better off forming a crazy extremist group or a modest mainstream one?

I think the extremists are more effective. While people don't take them as seriously, they do move the balance of the discussion. It's like a see-saw {balance}. Where do you put a limited weight to have the maximum effect. Groups like The Sierra Club were ignored or seen as pretty fringe, until groups like Earth First came onto the scene.

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