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app103:
I think these 2 videos best explain it.

Who is Anonymous?



Who is Anonymous - The abridged version [NSFW]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-wlYUOgX-4

Eóin:
Expect they don't, because he's wrong... and well joking too.

Normally I'm not one for caring when one group subverts a name and claims it as their own. But it'd help in this case to at least know the immaturity, racism, bigotry and general hatred that Anonymous first stood, and stills stands for, before they claim to be a part of it.

To carefully quote encyclopedia dramatica - "Moralf**s are *chan posters: newf**s, who want to harness the power of Anonymous towards good works in place of lulz and the continuous accumulation of Japanese pornography."

This above videos would be considered to be the work of such a Moralf** were they serious.

40hz:
Dunno. To my way of thinking, Anonymous seems to want their cake and eat it too.  "Let's be revolutionaries - but not stick our necks out too far in the process."

Might work if the world were as virtual as some people wish it were.

FWIW I have yet to learn of any revolution or seismIc social change that took place without a clearly named individual being identified with the cause and leading it. People follow another person into battle. The cause may generate the buzz that sets the stage and bring about a critical mass.  But AFAIK it always an individual that serves as the catalyst for action. So whether it's Alexander, Khan, Buddah, Christ, Spartacus, George Washington, Ayotollah Kohmeni, Gorbechev - or even Stalin or Hitler - people look for names to follow. And truth be told, for someone willing to serve as a human sacrifice should push truly come to shove. (Note: it usually does.)

To succeed, every revolution needs its hero - and often its martyrs.

Maybe the Facebook generation will operate differently from the rest of human history when it comes to this. Perhaps this will be a turning point - the first revolution by anonymous proxy.

But I'll hold off on sending champagne and flowers for now.  

Deozaan:
But I'll hold off on sending champagne and flowers for now.-40hz (January 15, 2011, 04:31 PM)
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Not like you'd know who to send them to anyway. ;)

Bamse:
Disturbing the peace as in annoying whatever comfortable status quo can be a good thing.

What they are doing is not always legal so not sticking head up is probably a very healthy decision. Authorities do not accept this way of fighting so there are no fight! They are terrorists or underground freedom fighters. They don't even have a cause to build any revolution on, a bit of a manifesto but where is the next battlefield? next connection between their ideas and whatever target will be?  Much seem undefined and random, they don't seem very revolutionary to me.

I cant see how they can feed a virtual attack force by setting up a few sites. If they use those sites for anything it is probably to select those with useful skills or other attributes they can use. I am sure there is a "they" but speculation of course. If any idiot could be part of exiting/illegal events not much would be secret or anonymous for long. I don't expect cyber police to be so dumb they cannot hunt down stupid. So I think they are well organized, will put money on few members with access to resources rather than a little army of 4chan tossers.

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