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skier · 02-13-2008, 09:20 AM

Is infinite_loser a scientologist? He hasn't even budged from his point A ever since he came into this thread.

I protested on February 10th. I didn't do it because Scilons believe that 75 million years ago the evil lord Xenu, emperor of a galactic quadrant, dumped aliens into earth volcanos to solve galactic overpopulation and then sealed them over with giant H-bombs where their spirits congregated into clusters and settled themselves into human bodies, where they stay now, waiting for the proper training to achieve superhuman powers.

I did it because of stories like this, and this, and this.

I did it for Lisa McPherson, and others who tragically lost their lives due to this Dangerous Cult's inhumane practices.

I did it to help raise awareness of this Cult; so that the movement gains strength and actually causes change.

I did it so that in the future more will not have to suffer, and those weak enough to be tricked into this bait and switch will have a chance to escape.

I did it because I believe in free speech. It pisses me off to think that this cult is destroying people's lives because they spoke out against them. They are using my country's own laws, designed to protect an individuals rights, to instead frame, slander, and outright shatter someone's life- hiding behind a bloody wall of money culled from their victims.

I did it because it is delicious schadenfreude. Because they must eat it, for they are stuck between a rock and a hard place- if they attack Anonymous, it will be reported; if they leave Anonymous alone, their followers will increase their doubts. Because there is no leader, they have no reference in which to stop this movement.

Anonymous isn't a small internet website group anymore. Not even content to be contained on the internet anymore, on February 10th it crossed over to "the real world". This worldwide protest, containing over 9000 excited people, was organized spontaneously in less than a month. It's not an organization; it's a collective unconscious, a groupthink. A "Stand Alone Complex".

Those Nine Thousand individuals are all aware it's not a one time deal. The movement is gaining momentum, not losing it. And the biggest difference between this and every other resistance campaign is this:

Anonymous is having fun.

It's not so much a protest as a meetup. People go hang out for a while, make fun of a few people, laugh, have a good time. It's a social event, you even get to dress up. And as a bonus there is a tiny mix of excitment and danger of a ninja scientologist following you around with a camera for a while. People had a blast this Feb 10th. They will come back again, and bring some friends too. They will post party invites around town and school. It's not a flash in the pan and Anonymous will shake the Scifag tree until something falls out.

edit- wrote an essay on the last reply to the page

ah well :P

02-13-2008, 09:20 AM	#100 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	Is infinite_loser a scientologist? He hasn't even budged from his point A ever since he came into this thread. I protested on February 10th. I didn't do it because Scilons believe that 75 million years ago the evil lord Xenu, emperor of a galactic quadrant, dumped aliens into earth volcanos to solve galactic overpopulation and then sealed them over with giant H-bombs where their spirits congregated into clusters and settled themselves into human bodies, where they stay now, waiting for the proper training to achieve superhuman powers. I did it because of stories like this, and this, and this. I did it for Lisa McPherson, and others who tragically lost their lives due to this Dangerous Cult's inhumane practices. I did it to help raise awareness of this Cult; so that the movement gains strength and actually causes change. I did it so that in the future more will not have to suffer, and those weak enough to be tricked into this bait and switch will have a chance to escape. I did it because I believe in free speech. It pisses me off to think that this cult is destroying people's lives because they spoke out against them. They are using my country's own laws, designed to protect an individuals rights, to instead frame, slander, and outright shatter someone's life- hiding behind a bloody wall of money culled from their victims. I did it because it is delicious schadenfreude. Because they must eat it, for they are stuck between a rock and a hard place- if they attack Anonymous, it will be reported; if they leave Anonymous alone, their followers will increase their doubts. Because there is no leader, they have no reference in which to stop this movement. Anonymous isn't a small internet website group anymore. Not even content to be contained on the internet anymore, on February 10th it crossed over to "the real world". This worldwide protest, containing over 9000 excited people, was organized spontaneously in less than a month. It's not an organization; it's a collective unconscious, a groupthink. A "Stand Alone Complex". Those Nine Thousand individuals are all aware it's not a one time deal. The movement is gaining momentum, not losing it. And the biggest difference between this and every other resistance campaign is this: Anonymous is having fun. It's not so much a protest as a meetup. People go hang out for a while, make fun of a few people, laugh, have a good time. It's a social event, you even get to dress up. And as a bonus there is a tiny mix of excitment and danger of a ninja scientologist following you around with a camera for a while. People had a blast this Feb 10th. They will come back again, and bring some friends too. They will post party invites around town and school. It's not a flash in the pan and Anonymous will shake the Scifag tree until something falls out. edit- wrote an essay on the last reply to the page ah well :P __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim Last edited by skier; 02-13-2008 at 09:26 AM..