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Why "The Pirate Party"?
We love the Internet, copying and sharing of love, we love the rights of citizens. For this, some people call us pirates. 

Like many good ideas, the history of the Pirate Party began as a joke without consequences. One evening in December 2005 - it was 31, after a Christmas Eve (probably) well watered, a Swedish programmer named Rick Falkvinge launches his friends: "When I think, we citizens who ask is to share knowledge and culture, and powerful politicians of all stripes continue to treat us Pirates! Well, that is: create our own party, it will be the Pirate Party! ". No sooner said than done: a simple web page, strongly parodic, will do. Once completed the joke, the link sent to some friends, and the evening ended, he forgets more or less its radiance. A few days pass. Then, returning to the scene, he discovers that his modest page has already received hundreds of thousands of hits! The enthusiasm goes beyond the anecdote, the joke is no longer one: the Pirate Party was born. 