The Pirate Bay is no more flying a flag for global truth and enlightenment any more than a man on the pub with a long overcoat is flying a flag for lovers of quality timepieces and knock-down prices. The owners have made millions by selling stuff that doesn't belong to them - to people who don't want to pay for it. If you don't fence stolen goods, there won't be an issue. If you don't buy stolen goods knowingly, there won't be an issue. No blocking, no cavity searches, no nothing. Trying to turn it into some kind of ideological argument is pure bunkum!