> "liberals" (FDP) and the Greens, have neglected topics like data privacy, net neutrality.
They didnt neglect them, they in theory represented the same values as the pirate party, but after the elections, they ritually neglected their promises in order to get into coalitions with the two big parties and into goverment. So for a certain number of younger, technology-savy people they became literaly worthless to vote for. The Pirate party rose at a such fast pace, because an increasing number of people and their concerns werent even taken seriously by the opposition.
I don't know, the greens seem to be a lot less progressive, in theory and pactice. The greens are certainly a lot less willing to embrace technological change.
In Finland the Greens were considered for a long time the only defender of any issues related to the information society. But indeed, they've sold a lot of principles to stay in government.
They didnt neglect them, they in theory represented the same values as the pirate party, but after the elections, they ritually neglected their promises in order to get into coalitions with the two big parties and into goverment. So for a certain number of younger, technology-savy people they became literaly worthless to vote for. The Pirate party rose at a such fast pace, because an increasing number of people and their concerns werent even taken seriously by the opposition.