Re: Not surprising that the Greens are adapting this plank...
That would likely be hard since the pirates support comes from all parts of the political spectrum, on a national level the green parties of different countries generally have a history of cooperation with other established parties who are in power (Red and Green coalitions are common) which makes them a a hard sell for the pirate members who do not want to vote for a party which often give up these issues in exchange for deals on other (often greener) issues.
I agree that it's a unsurprising move but not for the same reasons you do. When the swedish pirate party got into the EP (and before that, no deceiving of voters) they clearly stated that they would cooperate fully with whichever group was willing to give them the largest chance to actually affect the proceedings in the EP.
The swedish pirate party joined with the green group in the EP and has been voting with them in all matters on which the pirate party does not have an official opinion on. In return for this the green group has been a platform for the pirate party from which to spread awareness, both amongst green MEP and the parliament at large, about the core issues for the party.
The pirate MEP Christian Engström (http://christianengstrom.wordpress.com/) has been hugely succesful in spreading knowledge and understanding amongst the MEPs about the reality of the different proposals being voted on in the parliament. He's also been a world of hurt for the Commission (which doesn't always see eye-to-eye with the parliament) when they attempt to push through legislations in shady ways.
The pirate party (at least the swedish one) has also stated repeatedly that it isn't worried about others "usurping" them or stealing their politics. They WANT others to do that. The party is all about realizing its politics, it's not too fuzzy about who does it. When there is no more need for the party it will go away completely and everyone is fine with that. And being a "one trick pony" is not always a bad thing, it provides a clear focus which lets you actually be GOOD at a subject rather than the other parties which has muddled opinions on everything and are willing to compromise away anything in exchange for power.
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Re: Not surprising that the Greens are adapting this plank...
On the post: Here's A Surprise: EU Green Party Adopts The Pirate Party's Position On Copyright
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The swedish pirate party joined with the green group in the EP and has been voting with them in all matters on which the pirate party does not have an official opinion on. In return for this the green group has been a platform for the pirate party from which to spread awareness, both amongst green MEP and the parliament at large, about the core issues for the party.
The pirate MEP Christian Engström (http://christianengstrom.wordpress.com/) has been hugely succesful in spreading knowledge and understanding amongst the MEPs about the reality of the different proposals being voted on in the parliament. He's also been a world of hurt for the Commission (which doesn't always see eye-to-eye with the parliament) when they attempt to push through legislations in shady ways.
The pirate party (at least the swedish one) has also stated repeatedly that it isn't worried about others "usurping" them or stealing their politics. They WANT others to do that. The party is all about realizing its politics, it's not too fuzzy about who does it. When there is no more need for the party it will go away completely and everyone is fine with that. And being a "one trick pony" is not always a bad thing, it provides a clear focus which lets you actually be GOOD at a subject rather than the other parties which has muddled opinions on everything and are willing to compromise away anything in exchange for power.
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