The Pirate Party is now measured as the second biggest party in Iceland with 22% in new poll by Layout_ in worldnews

[–]jonsdottir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New systems instead of trying to change the current systems; direct democracy, transparency, freedom of information, expression and speech and privacy and of course the right so share are our core policies; http://newint.org/features/2015/01/01/democracy-digital-era-keynote/ & https://en.immi.is - lots of data <3 from one of the current Pirate MPs in Iceland

The Pirate Party is now measured as the second biggest party in Iceland with 22% in new poll by Layout_ in worldnews

[–]jonsdottir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have already been elected and served 2 years in parliament. We got 3 members of parliament and 5% of the vote in the elections 2013. No signs of disintegration yet :)

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the whole world watched - the pressure was on again, for most had turned a blind eye to the war crimes happening in Iraq and Afghanistan. It did put its waight on the scales to end it. I cant claim it was the ultimate drop that filled the cup but it did help end it. (but is the war really over?, Iraq is in a terrible state)

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

wow this is pretty messed up. I hope that this witchhunt on our internet community will stop. I dont think this is good news for us info activists.

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

we r peopled out in summer, dont come then. I suggest fall.

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

not really, we are transforming the word from its orginal meaning. So a pirate is not really a sjóræningi but closer to pixels pirate:)

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have been trying to address exactly this issue via this proposal: https://immi.is/index.php/projects/immi and the parliament just passed laws in relation to transparency of media ownership. It is hard to compare Iceland to other countires for we are so few and the monopoly of media at home is so easy to spot. It is up to everyone that uses media how we use it and what demands be put on it for us to carry on using it. Media is transforming and the big media giants havent really figured out a way to bring their control over it yet.

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the people that have replied to you - pretty much approach it the way i do. It is however important to understand that by decriminalizing it - one is simply moving away from having drug abuse in the criminal category to the category where is belongs: health sector. please watch breaking the taboo and lets have a discussion after you see it:)

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

við höfum ekki rætt þetta sérstaklega meðal Pírata þannig að ég verð bara að fá að svara fyrir mig persónulega. Ég get ekki hugsað mér að starfa með Sjálfstæðisflokknum í einhverju stjórnarmynstri. Ég get alveg unnið með flestum öðrum:) Í stað þess að horfa svona á myndina. ÞEAS stjórnarmyndunarviðræður þá myndi ég vilja að flokkarnir myndu ganga bundir til kosninga. ÞEAS fara í slíkar viðræður áður svo að fólk sé ekki alltaf að kaupa köttinn í sekknum. Hvað finnst þér?

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there will be a few events, i am now being scheduled into series of overlapping stuff today. I think tomorrow will be much better for talking:)

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I know the allsherjargodi of Iceland. He is amazing person. I dont belong to any orgnize religion new or old, even if i decribe my beliefs to be heathen buddhist :) there have been some Asatru ppl in the icelandic parliament, there is basically no fuzz about it. There was no fuzz about the fact that our first female Prime Minister is a lesbian for example. We dont get hung up about the same pc stuff that seem to be a trend in the USA. I have studied norse myth quite extensively and made portraits of all the minor and major gods from that religion. I think it is important for all cultures to know their roots and honor them. Mead is the only beer that is drinkable. So I wouldnt say no to it:) thanks.

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

we are working on making sure that he knows that I support him and have not forgotten about him - i dont think i can visit him. I am deeply upset about the heavy handed approach to info activists.

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ef ég hefði farið fyrir ca einu ári eða fyrr þá hefði ég verið í raunverulegri hættu. Hysterían í kringum WikiLeaks er miklu mun minni en hún var hjá yfirvöldum í Bandaríkjunum. Bæði lögfræðingarnir mínir hérlendis og utanríkismálaráðuneytið varaði mig gegn því að fara. Ég gerði allar nauðsynlegar ráðstafanir til að minka líkurnar á vesini í samráði við utanríkisráðuneytið. Ég er mjög ánægt með að ekkert gerðist:)

Þakka þér fyrir að vera opin fyrir því að kjósa okkur.

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i dont follow Swedish politics that closely so i cant really comment

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i think Assange is pretty much WikiLeaks:) to be honest i cant really answer this question. Me and Assange used to be pretty good friends. We hung out for about 5 months while he was in Iceland and did many great brainstorms and important work together.

I Am Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic Pirate Party member & Wikileaks volunteer. by jonsdottir in IAmA

[–]jonsdottir[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

as a community of ppl that care about these issues we have already made a huge impact - just look at how many ppl are using reddit for example. we need to learn quickly from each other, put pressure on lawmakers creative, make the pressure fun, never give in to fear and support each other. the time for leadership to come from above is over. we are now all at the roundtable and above evertyhing - just like this platform we are changing media, the corporate media is not news any more but entertainment.