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What do you all think of Anonymous?

Postby Povinksi » Wed Feb 03, 2016 4:40 pm

So after reading through some news articles and blogs, my opinion of the infamous hacker group has been swiveled. They appear to be somewhat anti-semetic, according to this article:
http://3dblogger.typepad.com/wired_state/2013/08/yes-anonymous-is-antisemitic.html
As well as numerous other articles and tweets from Anon Operations show an increasingly anti-jewish standpoint. As one who has somewhat supported Anonymous over the years, I would like to know what you think, as I will not side with a group that promotes hatred.
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Postby Al-Portug » Wed Feb 03, 2016 4:47 pm

Anonymous isn't even a real, unified thing. There are nazi far-right Anonymous and there are SJW far-left Anonymous.
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Postby Samnoreg » Wed Feb 03, 2016 4:48 pm

I really couldn't care less about them. If they are "anti-semitic," fuck 'em. They haven't done anything really constructive anyway, so no need to throw support behind a few neckbeards on 4chan.
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Postby Crockerland » Wed Feb 03, 2016 4:51 pm

Some are antisemites, some are conspiratards, some are just activists, it's hard to say for sure what I feel about a group with no ideology in particular. Some goals they work towards and admirable and some are despicable.
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Postby Alyakia » Wed Feb 03, 2016 4:54 pm

anonymous is not a hacker group. there are hacker groups which are almost exclusively populated by people that call themselves anonmyous, but neither of them can exclusively claim the term. to be honest it sort of seems like you don't really understand the concept of anonymous.
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Postby Ramzan Kadyrov » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:05 pm

I actually like them.

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Postby Ifreann » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:07 pm

Ramzan Kadyrov wrote:I actually like them.

Sure you do, nation literally made 2 minutes ago.
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Postby Ramzan Kadyrov » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:08 pm

Ifreann wrote:
Ramzan Kadyrov wrote:I actually like them.

Sure you do, nation literally made 2 minutes ago.

So?

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Postby Rusozak » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:11 pm

They seem like a raging child just spouting all the things they hate and what they want to do to them. Armchair wannabe revolutionaries whoo resort to internet terrorism.
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Postby Ifreann » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:43 pm

Ramzan Kadyrov wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Sure you do, nation literally made 2 minutes ago.

So?

Certainly there's nothing suspicious about someone making a nation, changing their flag, then immediately going to NSG.
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Postby Faustian Fantasies » Wed Feb 03, 2016 5:56 pm

It's not really a single entity, but it's a dangerous idea.

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Postby Omega America II » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:01 pm

They seems a bit...crazy. In fact not just a bit, but more like a lot. The masks they wear is completely wierd too.
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Postby Tolko Temnota » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:28 pm

Most of the actions of "Anonymous" or at least the more coordinated ones have my approval. If some of the people who call themselves Anonymous happen to be anti-Semitic then that's a shame, but it's also no surprise given that the idea of Anonymous originated from 4chan.
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Postby Len Hyet » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:29 pm

Povinksi wrote:So after reading through some news articles and blogs, my opinion of the infamous hacker group has been swiveled. They appear to be somewhat anti-semetic, according to this article:
http://3dblogger.typepad.com/wired_state/2013/08/yes-anonymous-is-antisemitic.html
As well as numerous other articles and tweets from Anon Operations show an increasingly anti-jewish standpoint. As one who has somewhat supported Anonymous over the years, I would like to know what you think, as I will not side with a group that promotes hatred.

People from 4chan repeatedly make anti-Semitic jokes

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Postby The New Sea Territory » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:30 pm

I am largely supportive of the group.
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Postby The New Sea Territory » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:31 pm

Samnoreg wrote:I really couldn't care less about them. If they are "anti-semitic," fuck 'em. They haven't done anything really constructive anyway, so no need to throw support behind a few neckbeards on 4chan.


It's not like their fighting ISIS or anything.
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Postby Faustian Fantasies » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:31 pm

The New Sea Territory wrote:I am largely supportive of the group.


Do you believe that hacking for perceived justice is acceptable?

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Postby Ostroeuropa » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:33 pm

It's largely a long-running in-joke.
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Postby Al-Portug » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:34 pm

Ostroeuropa wrote:It's largely a long-running in-joke.

This.
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Postby Salus Maior » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:35 pm

Ineffectual nerds with delusions of grandeur.

Not unlike most NS goers *ba-dum-tssshhh*
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Postby The Wolven League » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:41 pm

Most of them are edgy SJWs or Nazis who call themselves hackers.

They're not a unified thing.
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Postby GraySoap » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:44 pm

What is anonymous? The concept is gool.
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Postby Al-Portug » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:45 pm

GraySoap wrote:What is anonymous? The concept is gool.

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Postby Len Hyet » Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:46 pm

Salus Maior wrote:Ineffectual nerds with delusions of grandeur.

Not unlike most NS goers *ba-dum-tssshhh*

Hey! You take that back! I'll have you know I'm an ineffectual nerd with delusions of grandeur and I am offended by the comparison to your average NSGer
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Postby Korhal IVV » Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:33 pm

Anonymous actuallyd deckared war on ISIS after the Paris Attacks


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