I have spent the last hour searching for an article on EUObserver I remember reading a while ago. It reported on an internal document in the European Parliament that stated something similar to Skybird's comment. I am not talking about the "political guidelines for the institutional information and communication campaign" and fighting negative reporting in the media and especially the internet, but about another thing altogether, although it was closely linked to the media issue.
What I can say with certainty that Skybird isn't wrong in his sources, but his interpretation is strongly influenced by our old friend Bruno Waterfield, who for some reason feels injured by the EU and will grasp on every single straw he can find. I'm all for a critical approach towards European integration, in fact, we should thank Skybird for providing an alternative viewpoint, but I do object rabid opposition without looking more deeply into the subject matter.
On a final note, I must say that I am shocked and disturbed by the increase in hostility against Skybird in the past couple of years. I realise that his comments put him on the wrong end of many a debate, but at least he was engaged in discussions in the past. Today he has been made into a pariah, an unworthy and undeserving position for such a long-standing and active member of Subsim.
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