Kim Dotcom vows to bring the Internet Party to the US next year

[Shawn Knight]

Seemingly unfazed by the fact that he’s completely run out of money (or perhaps still enthusiastic over the results of his recent bail hearing), Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has promised to bring a version of his controversial political party to the US in 2015.

The Internet Party, which Dotcom established early this year, failed to gain a seat in New Zealand’s recent election. The Internet entrepreneur reportedly donated nearly $3 million of his own money to the campaign which preaches values like Internet freedom, a free university education for all and the legalization of cannabis, among others.

Dotcom took to Twitter to announce the idea, saying that the Internet Party US will be well funded and run by American citizens. Dotcom noted that he will help with public relations before declaring himself an Internet freedom fighter and Hillary’s worst nightmare in 2016.

Keep in mind, it was just a few months ago when Dotcom took full responsibility for the party’s loss in the aforementioned New Zealand election. Specifically, he said the Kim Dotcom brand was poison for what they were trying to achieve – a fact that Dotcom said he only realized just a few weeks before the election. Now he wants to be the public relations guy for the American campaign.

On Monday, a New Zealand court determined that Dotcom could remain out of jail on bond and wasn’t a flight risk. Lawyers for the US government argued that he’d been secretly stockpiling cash and was planning to flee the country.

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[stewi0001]

Ummmm.... what's the word I'm looking for..... No.

 

[Uncle Al]

LOL ..... well, every generation has one of him somewhere ... like that boil on the back of your rump that you can't quite reach and scratch!

 

[Jefferson Amori]

I think it took too long for the "internet itself" try its way into politics.
I also tought it would be better represented.

Not that I think Kim isn't good enough by himself, but he's just too controversial for the job.

 

[JohnCB]

This is nothing more than an ego-boosting stunt for Kim.

Though I'm rooting for him in his current legal case, it's only because he's the less of two evils. He's not interested in "what's right" he's interested in "what's attention grabbing".

No thanks, keep your little political party joke in Australia please.

 

[MaXtor]

As controversial as Kim Dotcom is, he is a motivated man that gets things done. I believe he would be great as the person behind the scenes. I will admit my views are biased, being that I disagree with the US Government for being manipulated by Hollywood. I believe he knowingly allowed and endorsed piracy, however I don't agree with anti-piracy practices. I also think Hollywood needs to realize that the world is changing around them and they need to adapt. I happily pay for Netflix, Hulu, and Google Music, however I will pirate anything that isn't conveniently available for me to stream online.

On a side note, why can I no longer post as a guest (it says username is already in use)? Techspot is one of the few sites I comment on as I am not hassled to log in.

 

[cliffordcooley]

I'm hassled to log in about three times a year. God, that is so aggravating. Why didn't I think about using the guest account instead?

I hope guest posting is permanently disabled.

 

[MaXtor]

I'm hassled to log in about three times a year. God, that is so aggravating. Why didn't I think about using the guest account instead?

I hope guest posting is permanently disabled.

We're offtopic here. But it is the way I set up my browser. I have multiple privacy extensions for Firefox, the most interfering with log ins being that I block scripts and cookies on all websites. I agree it is not a hassle for most people, but I like my privacy (even though I'm probably tracked regardless, at least I make an effort).

 

[cmbjive]

So...he wants to combine socialism with libertarianism? Didn't that porn actress that tried to win the governorship in New York run on the same platform? How'd that work out for her?

 

[Steve]

I'm hassled to log in about three times a year. God, that is so aggravating. Why didn't I think about using the guest account instead?

I hope guest posting is permanently disabled.

We're offtopic here. But it is the way I set up my browser. I have multiple privacy extensions for Firefox, the most interfering with log ins being that I block scripts and cookies on all websites. I agree it is not a hassle for most people, but I like my privacy (even though I'm probably tracked regardless, at least I make an effort).

Sounds counterproductive, I would say you just make your Internet experience more annoying and less practical than it needs to be. But hey whatever makes you feel safe or less violated

 

[MaXtor]

Sounds counterproductive, I would say you just make your Internet experience more annoying and less practical than it needs to be. But hey whatever makes you feel safe or less violated

Benjamin Franklin put it best: "Those who give up liberty for security deserve neither." Which goes hand in hand with trading privacy for convenience.

 

[Steve]

Benjamin Franklin put it best: "Those who give up liberty for security deserve neither." Which goes hand in hand with trading privacy for convenience.

What did he say about those who make life harder on themselves?

 

[Axle Greese]

Kim Schmitz is no Libertarian. Not even a little bit. The self-serving gimp launched the Internet Party in New Zealand just prior to the General Election. The purpose was to topple the incumbent National Party who sanctioned the raid on his mansion. He wanted the National Party gone as much as it wanted him gone. So he set up this mongrel party entirely made up of far Left moonbats. It would've been more honest to call it the German Billionaire Marxist Maori nationalist Green Party. It was beset with scandals and very few people took it seriously. It all backfired on the Left and the National Party gained even more election seats than in the previous election. The National Party now have enough seats to govern alone without needing to make deals with New Zealand First (more or less a party of xenophobic pensioners with left-wing protectionist economic policies) nor any other party on the other side of the political aisle.

So, thanks, Kim. Now bugger off.