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What do the Pirate Party stand for?
Pirate parties support civil rights, direct democracy (including e-democracy) or alternatively participation in government, reform of copyright and patent law, free sharing of knowledge (open content), information privacy, transparency, freedom of information, free speech, anti-corruption and net neutrality.
Which Swedish political Party was founded in 2006?
The four centre-right parties of Alliance for Sweden formed, as expected, a government with Fredrik Reinfeldt as Prime Minister.
Is the Pirate Party anarchist?
Ideology. Factions within the Pirate Party include left-libertarians, classical liberals, anarchists, progressives, and radical centrists. Many Pirates explicitly decline to identify with any particular political ideology or philosophy.
When did Sweden stop being a monarchy?
In 1974, Parliament voted to remove all executive powers from the monarchy, making the Swedish royal family’s role entirely ceremonial.
Does Sweden have a communist party?
The Communist Party (Swedish: Kommunistiska partiet, K) is a Marxist–Leninist political party in Sweden started in 1970.
Does the Pirate Party still exist?
The party’s national organization has existed in multiple incarnations since its 2006 founding. Its most recent is the Pirate National Committee (PNC), formed in 2012 as a coalition of state parties.
Why did Norway separate from Sweden?
The separation was prompted by the creation of a coalition government in Norway whose expressed purpose was to dissolve the union. A law to that fact passed the Norwegian parliament the Sorting. When Sweden Kings Oscar II refused to accept the new law the Norwegian government resigned.
Is Sweden a social democracy?
At the present time, the Social Democratic Party is the dominant factor in shaping social policy in Sweden.
Was Finland a communist country?
Communists participated in several cabinets, but Finland never had a communist Prime Minister or President. In the mid 1960s the U.S. State Department estimated the party membership to be approximately 40 000 (1.44% of the working age population).
What’s a girl pirate called?
Many disguised themselves as men to be able to fit into pirate crews undetected. Female pirates were a minority – and openingly female pirates – even rarer. In today’s popular culture you can find references to girl pirates, women pirates, she-pirates and so on.
What is the female version of a pirate?
Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas. History has largely ignored these female swashbucklers, until now. From ancient Norse princess Alfhild to Sayyida al-Hurra of the Barbary corsairs, these women sailed beside–and sometimes in command of–male pirates.
What do pirates say when they board another ship?
Pirate Greetings and Exclamations
- ahoy – hello.
- Avast ye!
- blimey – something said when one is in a state of surprise.
- heave ho – instruction to put some strength into whatever one is doing.
- Savvy? – a question that means, “Do you understand?”
- Shiver me timbers! –
- Sink me! –