Comments on: The Cult of Anonymous http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/ ...politics, pictures, pugs and all that jazz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:31:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Karoli http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/comment-page-1/#comment-51718 Karoli Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:16:43 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/#comment-51718 LOL... LOL…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/comment-page-1/#comment-51684 Anonymous Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:04:03 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/#comment-51684 This was probably wrote by a member of Scientology.<br><br><br>tl;dr This was probably wrote by a member of Scientology.

tl;dr

]]> By: Karoli http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/comment-page-1/#comment-51105 Karoli Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:16:43 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/#comment-51105 LOL... LOL…

]]> By: Karoli http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/comment-page-1/#comment-51685 Karoli Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:16:43 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/#comment-51685 LOL... LOL…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/comment-page-1/#comment-51103 Anonymous Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:04:03 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/#comment-51103 This was probably wrote by a member of Scientology.<br><br><br>tl;dr This was probably wrote by a member of Scientology.

tl;dr

]]> By: Kyle J. http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/comment-page-1/#comment-41345 Kyle J. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:43:01 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/#comment-41345 I've been following this for quite some times and recently I've stumbled across your blog.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Kyle J. 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.

Cheers,
Kyle J.

]]> By: Karoli http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/comment-page-1/#comment-41344 Karoli Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:44:45 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/#comment-41344 akakarma,<br><br>I agree with you wholeheartedly. Their anonymity compromises the goal. akakarma,

I agree with you wholeheartedly. Their anonymity compromises the goal.

]]> By: akakarma http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/comment-page-1/#comment-41343 akakarma Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:30:02 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/#comment-41343 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. 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.

]]> By: /pd http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/comment-page-1/#comment-41342 /pd Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:51:30 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/#comment-41342 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 :)- 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 :) -

]]> By: Karoli http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/comment-page-1/#comment-41341 Karoli Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:13:54 +0000 http://www.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/02/12/the-cult-of-anonymous/#comment-41341 Hi /pd and thanks for the links.<br><br>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? <br><br>My bias is that anonymity is fine for self-protection, but when it switches to attack mode, it's a dangerous thing. 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.

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