The true face of the Commission (part 2)

In this bizarre statement Mr. Jones, who e-mailed the Metric Martyrs Defence Fund's e-mail address with an unsolicited foul and abusive e-mail accuses me of insulting him!
Is this the true face of the European Commission? Not the nice, soft, people friendly approach of Margot Wallstrom's blog...but the true arrogant and offensive hatred which lurks beneath the surface. Hatred of anyone that dare attempt to challenge or disagree with 'their Project.'
The final response to him will be posted above.

From: John.Jones@cec.eu.int
To: metricmartyrs@btconnect.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 12:45 PM
Subject: RE:
I have just read you email as I have not been reading emails since Monday.

You insist on continuing with this dialogue.
Expecting anyone to apologise 'by return' is a bit short notice, and apart from using a swear word there is nothing to apologise for.

I obviously don't understand 'what it's all about' because my remarks about people holding up progress being luddities is true not only of this time in our history but of the past as well.

What I obviously do not understand is why your organisation politicises and attempts to frustrate what should have been in essence a simple changeover in the national interest as with decimal currency (perhaps you oppose that too).

I clearly do not understand the point of wishing to perpetuate the current mess of units of weight and measurement that are found in the country today. Two generations have suffered already, and children leaving school with a a complete metric education but coming out into a parallel world will be the next to suffer.

So, perhaps you are right and I don't understand 'what it's all about' - at least not what you are trying to achieve over this particular issue.

We'll see who history proves to be right - and thanks.

Now perhaps you'd like to aplogise for insulting me!