Over here we (activists) mainly see it as a way to discredit the demonstrations tomorrow without doing much harm to the actual implementation of the agreement. We hope also that it backfires (because it very well may).
A few days ago politicians from the Green party of Austria did the same in the session of the Bundesrat (higher chamber, representation of the Austrian Bundesländer/provinces/states).
I could see the friends becoming enemies of the American political system, but not the American people. As many/most Americans are paranoid about foreign influence that will be problematic nevertheless.
You should have noticed the Poles not being too happy with that when the Polish foreign minister of Poland said that he's more afraid of a passive Germany than a meddling Germany.
There is something those Americans that live in a big American city can do: Organize a protest in front of European consulates. There are plenty of them all around the States. It would be awesome to have some rallies (small or big) on February 11th in the US, too, and since the US gov is unlikely to change its position on ACTA, you can try to make the members of European parliaments stop and think (just as Europeans supported the Stop SOPA and PIPA protests).
As for Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders: You can try to get a national debate on the whole thing going as well. There's already a protest scheduled in Montreal, why not in other places?
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There is something those Americans that live in a big American city can do: Organize a protest in front of European consulates. There are plenty of them all around the States. It would be awesome to have some rallies (small or big) on February 11th in the US, too, and since the US gov is unlikely to change its position on ACTA, you can try to make the members of European parliaments stop and think (just as Europeans supported the Stop SOPA and PIPA protests).
As for Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders: You can try to get a national debate on the whole thing going as well. There's already a protest scheduled in Montreal, why not in other places?
Kind regards from Hanover
Justus Römeth
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