Oh the point of that party wasn't politics in the traditional sense (also not really German, but for EU). They acted like a check by providing a measure of transparency to the EU back when they were in, and voted against many of the privacy-invasive proposals.

The problem I see is that politicians will never say no to more power, and will often not let go of power voluntarily. So you can vote but often there are only overall net losses to vote for. But being oppressed is even worse and so is corruption siphoning off your hard-earned freedoms and possessions.

This. But it also means we cannot make it happen for others other than by inspiring people to do the work for themselves.