Thats a pirate innit!
Watching Leone films recently has, alas, moved me away from Ninja's, and towards Mexican bandits.
Fuck yeah - ninjas ( 
) suck ass.
If Sergio Leone had ever made a film about ninjas, it would have been the best thing ever, tho.
I'm totally sold on the whole pirate thing.
They drink rum, party, bury treasure and sail the high seas!
yo ho ho and bottle o' brass monkey!
Not to mention they that play a key role in classic 80's film the Goonies!!!
I would at this point insert a nifty pirate smilie, but I can't... 
AND!!!!! Leone films star Spanish bandits!!!! hahahahahaha you lose!!!!!
Ninjas completely suck (don't tell them I said that though) cuz they are the military wing of the Japanese Empire!!!!
Hence! Pirates kick the MOST ass!!!!! 
however that whole Ninja theory goes out the window with the introduction of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles... but I get the feeling no one is counting them
<----This guy knows more moves than swiss army knife
AND!!!!! Leone films star Spanish bandits!!!! hahahahahaha you lose!!!!!
That's why I voted for Mexican Bandits.
Don't forget that the pirates also robbed the robbers.
see im going to be clever
im going to choose all 3
capitalism? together we can crack it
though i pity the fool who thinks anything could beat this one 
Does anyone have the website url for that ninja site. It made me laugh till i puked. And then laugh some more.
AHA!
fuck that website - I mean the Anarchist Youth - Real Ultimate Power site.
its obviously pirates. They had like cool little co-ops going on, and used to liberate slaves....
and they had very sexy flags
If Sergio Leone had ever made a film about ninjas, it would have been the best thing ever, tho.
indeed. it would probably go something like: clint eastwood (a lone ninja) walks into an isolated town somewhere in japan. he flips out and kills everyone while smoking a cheroot through his mask. and leaves. that would be awesome.
was listening to brujeria this morning (fuck knows why) so I voted bandits.
Definitley pirates, for all the good Rum soaked reasons as mentioned plus they chose to hang out in the Carribean. Wise move. Plus ninjas being Japanese would only have been short, not really that scary, just put your hand on their head and hold them at arms length.
Pirates, Goonies, genius.
aw man that is so awesome
no way I can't believe that ninjas are the bottom of the list here man.
ninjas are easily twice as cool as pirates and about seven times cooler than mexican bandits.
both pirates and mexican bandits are smelly, flea bitten piss stained alchoholic perverts who pray on the weak and vulnerable while living short brutish lives charecterized by hardship, abuse and disease.
Ninjas on the other hand are smooth, dashing demi gods who laugh in the face of both death and the laws of physics and exhibit an inspirational calmness and oneness of spirit as they masterfully execute their plans.
While the pirate and bandit are busy defiling children and tending to their putrid skin conditions, the ninja is reading the tao te ching perfectly poised on the peak of an ancient mountain, his stillness disturbed only by momentary bursts of action as he catches small flying insects with chopsticks Mr Muyagi style. He is a picture of deadly grace.
Now if that isn't the ultimate testimonial to the greatness of pirates, I don't know what is!!!
Fuck this life, man, I'm hitting the high seas, It's sooo a pirates life for me
You mean the OFFICIAL ANARCHIST YOUTH WEBPAGE?http://www.geocities.com/choked_victim/ayn.html
Thats the shit... we should realyl direct anarchistyouth.net there
But whats with the JayZ midi you loser?
It's the same music as on realultimatepower.net
Hell anyone who can climb sheer walls, throw morning stars without lopping off a finger and dislocate their shoulders to get out of tight corners, all while being dressed up like an egyptian mummie, has my vote.
Ninjas kick ass
look it's simple
Mexican bandidos:
social class/position: peasant stock, but lumpen proletariat in a capitalist context (6/10)
revolutionary potential: Emiliano Zapata was a mexican bandit. nuff said. (10/10)
ideals: freedom for peasants of course, and they hated those land grabbing americanoes. on the other hand they probly weren't too progressive towards women (5/10)
gear: ponchos, sombreros, bandoliers. (9/10)
drink: tequila (8/10)
music: epic morricone style pieces (10/10)
Total score: 48 out of 60
Pirates:
social class/position: same as mexican bandits (6/10)
revolutionary potential: renowned polish pirate Maurycy Beniowski took part in peasant uprising before setting off to plough the main, but pirates generally lived to much outside of society to be revolutionaries. (6/10)
ideals: generally anti-authority, but only for their own ends. however, there were prominant female pirates such as mary reed and anne bonny. they also allowed liberated slaves to join their crews as eqauls (7/10).
gear: tricorn hats, bandanas, stripey vests (7/10)
drink: rum (8/10)
music: sea shanties (9/10)
Total score: 43 out of 60
Ninjas:
social class/position: feudal assassins (2/10)
revolutionary potential: almost none. nine times out of ten these would be the ones defending the emperor from the rampaging peasants. (1/10)
ideals: loyalty, honour, self-sacrifice, that sort of thing. apparently they were quite tolerant of homosexuality though (4/10)
gear: (9/10)
drink: nothing. ninjas don't drink cos of their stupid honour codes. (0/10)
music: contemplative, poetic stuff (3/10)
Total score: 19 out of 60
So, as you can see, mexican bandits win but it's a close run thing with pirates. however, both of them piss all over ninjas.
So there you go. end of debate.
I see your anti-ninja bias made you purposefully leave out such important fields as "Flipping out and killing people".
Wow you really don't know alot about ninja history do you 
http://www.boston-ninpo.com/History.htm
Ninja
social class/position: Persecuted minority of mountain living peasants who learned to kick ass so they could defend themselves (8/10)
revolutionary potential: They were the single most effective force in Japan for wiping out the various ruthless Dojin/shugun wannabes who came up against them. Plus they invented guerrilla warfare (9/10)
ideals: Do whatever it takes to get the job done, and preferably get paid. There was alot of religious crap though. (7/10)
gear: (9/10)
drink: Who gives a fuck? They can punch a guy so hard his heart comes out of his back. (10/10)
music: Fair point, Japanese music sucks. But then again, see above.
rum is much better than tequila
according to that 2nd site, Saii
In 794-1192 A.D. the new civilization flourished and with it, a new class of wealthy, privileged families. These families fought with one another in attempts to make or destroy emperors. The need for spies, informants and now assassins grew as these families dueled for power. They were suspicious and jealous of one another and would resort to any means necessary to eliminate any possible threats. Therefore, the practitioners of nonuse were in great demand. With this, the ninja was born.
feudal lackeys, through and through
HOWEVER to tip the balance a little i have added a new category- weaponry.
mexican bandidos:
weaponry: pistols. while they were, of course, crack shots there wasn't much variation. also they shot them in the air a lot, which is a bit wasteful. (5/10)
pirates:
weaponry: the cutlass was the pirates weapon of choice, backed up by primitive flintlock pistols. and of course cannons for fighting other ships. a good selection, but nothing really special. (7/10)
ninjas:
weaponry: now this is one area where ninjas really ruled. throwing stars, nunchukas, garottes, stiletto daggers... (10/10)
the new totals are
mexican bandidos - 53 out of 70
pirates - 50 out of 70
ninjas - 29 out of 70
coming soon- my evaluation of gangsters and kung fu monks
Gangsters are stupid, they don't deserve a comparison.
So, new boards, new people, will there be a different result?
I'm sure the enrager old-skool know what I'm talking about - who is best? Who has Real Ultimate Power (TM)
Pirates
Ninjas
or Mexican muthafuckin bandits?
Vote now in the poll above, and argue your case below...
(of course we know anarchist youth are best really but that'd spoil the poll - where *is* that website now? Jack?)