Anon is a new type of movement in the making.. today it is Scientology, tomorrow it maybe something more important -- who knows. !!
Karoli
· 1 year ago
Hi /pd and thanks for the links.
I guess my objection is the same even if it is something more important. What if the 'something more important' is a good thing in the eyes of most, but bad in the eyes of anonymous? Should any group hide under anonymous guise and outside of the realm of accountability for their actions?
My bias is that anonymity is fine for self-protection, but when it switches to attack mode, it's a dangerous thing.
/pd
· 1 year ago
I agree wrt "a good thing in the eyes of most, but bad in the eyes of anonymous? " - this itself will tell how much humanity is matured . The beauty of Anon is that its loosely tied and widely organized. For something to be good to others ( as a majority) and bad to Anon - would be an interesting event to track. I really doubt that could happen, then it just becomes a local event and not truly a global event.. 14 countires / 57 protests- all with a single purpose is hard to do with zero $$$ investment...thats the key.. zero $$$ investment :)-
akakarma
· 1 year ago
As a mother of a child with Down Syndrome Scientology's beliefs re: illness/disabilities of any kind are frighteningly reminiscent of Nazi Germany/fascism. I appreciate this post but feel resistance is best when not anonymous.
Karoli
· 1 year ago
akakarma,
I agree with you wholeheartedly. Their anonymity compromises the goal.
Kyle J.
· 1 year ago
I've been following this for quite some times and recently I've stumbled across your blog.
From what I've seen and heard, you're pretty far off in this. The whole "Anonymous" thing is only because the website in which they originated (I won't post it due to graphic content) forces the users to post anonymously. They've chosen to keep this idea in their protests against Scientology. It's not really a group focused on anything, but more of a collection of people with differant ideas. Some have found they share an anti-scientology idea and chose to protest. The ones doing the DDOS attacks and hacking aren't necessarily the same ones protesting, and may not even have anything to do with them.
The ones protesting Scientology are completely unrelated to any other anonymous who does other activities. If you browse the internet, you can see that people using the tag "Anonymous" have been doing many things over the years from hacking websites, to attacking racist talk shows to simply sharing ideas and thoughts.
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Anon is a new type of movement in the making.. today it is Scientology, tomorrow it maybe something more important -- who knows. !!
I guess my objection is the same even if it is something more important. What if the 'something more important' is a good thing in the eyes of most, but bad in the eyes of anonymous? Should any group hide under anonymous guise and outside of the realm of accountability for their actions?
My bias is that anonymity is fine for self-protection, but when it switches to attack mode, it's a dangerous thing.
I agree with you wholeheartedly. Their anonymity compromises the goal.
From what I've seen and heard, you're pretty far off in this. The whole "Anonymous" thing is only because the website in which they originated (I won't post it due to graphic content) forces the users to post anonymously. They've chosen to keep this idea in their protests against Scientology. It's not really a group focused on anything, but more of a collection of people with differant ideas. Some have found they share an anti-scientology idea and chose to protest. The ones doing the DDOS attacks and hacking aren't necessarily the same ones protesting, and may not even have anything to do with them.
The ones protesting Scientology are completely unrelated to any other anonymous who does other activities. If you browse the internet, you can see that people using the tag "Anonymous" have been doing many things over the years from hacking websites, to attacking racist talk shows to simply sharing ideas and thoughts.
Cheers,
Kyle J.