I'm going to be one of the founders of the Pirate Party in my country: we want to protect the freedom at internet, legalize P2P and non-lucrative use of intellectual works... and make sure that if there is lucrative use, the authors will get paid. I have great illusion in the Party, because politics have gone awry in my country. The politics have become a new chaste of snobs, and they don't face the problems of real life anymore. I've gotten into a fight to defend my freedom to access information, mine and that of others, and that of my unborn children and grandchildren.
As for other points, greatest thing I've ever done is try to explain things in a fun, understandable manner, to people who wouldn't be interested in them otherwise. I like the "docere and delectare" (teach and entertain) ideal, and that's what I'm always trying to do. I've only gotten to two or three good minded people who were just unguided, but even that is priceless.
I think that is my purpose in life, what I'm trying to do: "docere and delectare". It's far easier to teach things if they are entertaining, and people will remember them better. My fight with the Pirate Party is just to make sure that the instruments of teaching will be free and available during my life and for the next generations.
And, Michael Chui, history books shouldn't be abolished... we just should try to make an agreement to teach History as truthfully as we can. Or at least, if we can't be fully objective, we should try to teach history from ALL points of view
It's incredibly fun when you get into it.