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Apparently all it takes these days to spark a media hacking frenzy is a copy of iMovie, a voice synthesizer and a painfully overblown prose style. Slap up the Anonymous logo (or better yet, one of the pre-made videos of a masked Anonymous figure speaking) select a dramatic soundtrack—that creepy song from Requiem from a Dream is a favorite—and spout off something about how a hot issue of the day has "angered" Anonymous so prepare to meet your doom, We are Legion, Tunisia, Egypt blah, blah, blah.
Originally posted by Domo1
Article is pretty spot on. There are so man of these retarded videos on YouTube it's not even funny
Anonomous is not about a idealogical concept, it's about a brand of activism.
Originally posted by SLAYER69
Originally posted by Domo1
Article is pretty spot on. There are so man of these retarded videos on YouTube it's not even funny
I couldn't agree more, the whole "Anonymous" video non-phenomena is retarded crap. Only weak minded individuals would follow an online nameless, faceless clown
Originally posted by Resinveins
How do you tell the difference between someone who is part of Anonymous and someone who only wants people to think they are?
The problem with being anonymous is that just about anyone can impersonate being part of the group.
How do you tell the difference between someone who is part of Anonymous and someone who only wants people to think they are?
Originally posted by Sherlock Holmes
Originally posted by Resinveins
How do you tell the difference between someone who is part of Anonymous and someone who only wants people to think they are?
That's the paradox of Anonymous.
On one hand, some people would like you to believe that there's an official, ''legit'' Anon, but then that contradicts the idea that they are a spontaneous, leaderless group, as some hierarchical structure must exist for one group of people operating under that name to designate themselves as the ''real'' Anonymous.
In reality, anyone claiming to be Anonymous is Anonymous, as there is no leaderless way to declare one person, or group of people, who identify themselves under that banner, as being any more valid than the other.
How do you tell the difference between someone who is part of Anonymous and someone who only wants people to think they are?
Originally posted by Domo1
That's sort of the point. Anyone can be and everyone is.
It Spreads
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Originally posted by SLAYER69
Originally posted by Domo1
That's sort of the point. Anyone can be and everyone is.
It Spreads
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Actually more like smearing. It's on the seat, the bottom of their shoes and all over the floor. It's called BS!
Originally posted by Sherlock Holmes
reply to post by yourmaker
Yeah, but the very notion of ''real'' and ''fake'' Anon contradicts the idea that the group is leaderless. Any definition of a ''real'' Anon would have to be a self-declared title, which would be an act of claiming leadership and exclusivity of the movement, thereby making a mockery of the supposed idea that they are a movement with no hierarchical structure.
The Anonykids fanboys don't seem to get this, and appear to be only too keen to support a group which could put out a message one day, while also putting out the diametric opposite of that same message, the next day.
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
The worst part of all of this is.... look at the OWS protests
It has no message and no direction but a large crowd so anyone can hitch a ride on it
Same thing with Anon
the most non-transparent entity ever with people who consider themselves dissenters as supporters
Lead the opposition as Stalin said
Looks like people joining a group because it's the trend of the quarter
All it does is weaken the idea of protesting and being against the establisment
Originally posted by yourmaker
perhaps that is the best thing that could happen. don't you see it's opening your eyes to a whole new prospect?
you can clearly see what we SHOULD be doing instead of what they are.