We learn, although not from the website of Karel De Gucht, but from La Quadrature du Net, that the EU trade commissioner has written a letter to the members of the Committee on International Trade (INTA) in the European Parliament, accusing civil society campaigners against ACTA of misinformation or misrepresentation and telling the the MEPs why ACTA is such a great achievement (plus 10 myths about ACTA and ACTA arguments 25.01.2012 to give them courage).
No bridge-building from a belligerent De Gucht. A mixture of irritation and arrogance is perhaps the best description of how the trade commissioner views the worries and resistance from the citizens he is supposed to serve.
This has been the attitude from the beginning, and it looks like the way it is going to continue.
De Gucht speaks about the netizens, but not with them. They are wrong or worse. Period. He expects the European Parliament to do its duty by giving its consent to the Anti-Counterfeiting (and much else) Trade Agreement.
Indeed, many wild assertions have been made about ACTA, but the propaganda bulldozer demonstrates an astonishing lack of sensitivity and understanding of legitimacy.
On these grounds alone, ACTA needs to fail.
Ralf Grahn
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Thursday, 2 February 2012
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Regarding "10 Myths about ACTA, see also EU Commission propaganda on ACTA http://acta.ffii.org/?p=1082
ReplyDeleteDe Gucht is the Trade minister, ie, on the side of the Trade. Citizens rights are trumped by corporate rights, that is his remit and he executes it admirable from a corporate point of view yet shamefully from a citizens point of view
ReplyDeleteDe Gucht is the Trade minister, ie, on the side of Trade.
ReplyDeleteCitizens rights are trumped by corporate rights, that is his remit and he executes it admirably from a corporate point of view, yet shamefully from a citizens point of view.
De Gucht is the Trade minister, ie, on the side of the Trade. Citizens rights are trumped by corporate rights, that is his remit and he executes it admirable from a corporate point of view yet shamefully from a citizens point of view.
ReplyDeleteACTA ist der erste Offizielle Beweis der Existenz der Lobbys und der kontrolly und verdummung der leute.bzw das nich die Regierungen sondern die Conzerne das sagen haben.Es ist mehr als offensichtlich das die Menschen es ablehnen sollte esdenoch durchgesetzt werden so ist ACTA der beweis dafür das es keine demokratie gibt.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the reading tip.