Anonymous v. Scientology

[Lemur]

This thing is starting to get noticed ...

Newsweek:

Now, a loose-knit consortium of hackers and activists calling itself "Anonymous" has declared "war" on the organization. In a creepy YouTube clip addressed to the "leaders of Scientology," a robotic voice announces "with the leakage of your latest propaganda video into mainstream circulation, the extent of your malign influence over those who trust you as leaders has been made clear to us. Anonymous has therefore decided that your organization should be destroyed." [...]

The church did not return multiple phone calls this week but did issue a statement to NEWSWEEK in which it calls Anonymous "a group of cyber-terrorists ... perpetrating religious hate crimes against Churches of Scientology and individual Scientologists for no reason other than religious bigotry."

The Economist:

Now Scientology is under attack from a group of internet activists known only as Anonymous. Organised from a Wikipedia-style website (editable by anyone) and through anonymous internet chat rooms, “Project Chanology”, as the initiative is known, presents no easy target for Scientology's lawyers. It is promoting cyberwarfare techniques normally associated with extortionists, spies and terrorists. Called “distributed denial of service attacks”, these typically involve using networks of infected computers to bombard the target's websites and servers with bogus requests for data, causing them to crash. Even governments find this troublesome.

NBC News

Sky News

I doubt very much that a bunch of hackers can "destroy" the church, but I'm amused as all get-out that they're annoying the Scientologists. And it's delicious to see a lawsuit-oriented group faced with a threat they can't sue into the ground. (It's been a long-established practice of the Church to instigate annoyance lawsuits which are meant to drain/bankrupt the opponent regardless of the merit of he suit.)

So what do the Orgahs think? Are Anonymous using terrorist techniques to annoy a legitimate church? Or are a bunch of kids with bandwidth taking on a money-grubbing cult?

[Veho Nex]

Hit it up here Lemur

[Veho Nex]

Also I dont support Anon and their war against Scientology. Knowledge should be free, and scientology is just a joke, in my opinion, because it was devoloped by a Sci-Fi writer i mean really..

[pevergreen]

I would be there for the Brisbane one, if I wasnt working.

Friend is going along to film it.

[Lemur]

Dang, Jkarinen, I searched all over for that thread, decided I must have dreamed it. I don't suppose you could do a brother a favor and put either "Scientology" or "Anonymous" in the thread title? How the heck was I supposed to find it again?

[cegorach]

I doubt very much that a bunch of hackers can "destroy" the church, but I'm amused as all get-out that they're annoying the Scientologists. And it's delicious to see a lawsuit-oriented group faced with a threat they can't sue into the ground. (It's been a long-established practice of the Church to instigate annoyance lawsuits which are meant to drain/bankrupt the opponent regardless of the merit of he suit.)

So what do the Orgahs think? Are Anonymous using terrorist techniques to annoy a legitimate church? Or are a bunch of kids with bandwidth taking on a money-grubbing cult?

They have my moral support.

Of course I have little knowledge about the group, but it seems quite an effective way to fight the 'church'... considering their resources and ability to exploit the legal system against its spirit...

[Husar]

a bunch of kids with bandwidth taking on a money-grubbing cult?

[Mikeus Caesar]

I fully support Anonymous.

I also support Germany in wanting to ban them. You shouldn't have to pay to be a member of a religion, a religion shouldn't be run like a business, with registered trademarks, so therefore it isn't a religion, it's just nothing more than a cult, and a dangerous one too, which the government is quite right in banning.

[Csargo]

Or are a bunch of kids with bandwidth taking on a money-grubbing cult?

This one.

HAIL XENU!!!

[pevergreen]

This thread is now about /b/:




Ichigo is my /b/lackup.

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Hm.... Needs moar desu.

[Veho Nex]

Rule (insert number here) says Desu isn't funny. It's about as funny as chuck norris jokes

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Anonymous targeting Scientology? Good for them. I've got nothing against them attacking a cult, and as long as it doesn't effect the rest of us, legitimate Internet users, I'm all for this.

[Viking]

Here's a raid. More of these and scientology must begin to tremble.

[Marshal Murat]

As I read more and more about scientology, I think of someone reading the Onion and thinking it's the New York Times.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Here's a page with the info on the Anon raids on the Co$:
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com...ST_PAGE#U.S.A.

WARNING! LOTS of Images, takes a LONG time to load.

EDIT: fixed.

CR

[Lemur]

Rabbit, the link, she is broken.

[Papewaio]

Wouldn't illegitimate acts legitimatize the attacked not the attacker?

Pearl Harbor didn't exactly give kudos to the Japanese.

[Marshal Murat]

I have to say that this thing has taken off, to my surprise. I've learned more about Scientology, and can explain why I severely dislike it.

Also, on the previously cited website, I watched a video where some scientologists constantly harangued Mark (Bunker?) about his previous crimes and attacking Scientology as a 'cult' as labeled in Germany.

[CrossLOPER]

ITT newfags.

[Mooks]

Iv been watching the anon protest videos for about 20 minutes or so, and for lack of a better phrase...they really got their shit together.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Yea, I gotta say that I am surprised by how well they pulled it off.

CR

[Veho Nex]

Scientology raids have been huge successess round the world, at the rate we are going we can cripple this church of "knowledge" into an actual church and not a corp

[Marshal Murat]

I think it shows the difference between Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Pastafarianism, and the Scientology group. I think that while it may lend 'credence' to the church, it does highlight the very abusive nature of Scientology and it's adherents. You almost wonder

A. How much money they have
B. [censored by Scientology]

[Csargo]

I'm pretty surprised so far by how much this is publicized and how big it's gotten. It may be possible after all.

[Mikeus Caesar]

I went to the Adelaide raid (otherwise known as 'Adelraid') and it was pretty good - 150 people showed up, and a good larf was had by all. Many flyers were given out, and Anon's gradually spread through the city like a cancer, resulting in honking horns being constantly heard. Some kind Anon even bought 5 boxes of pizza for the main protest group after hearing people complain they might leave because they were hungry. It was a good day out.

EDIT: Also, i have pics on my phone. When i get a chance, expect pics.

[Csargo]

I would have went to one but I doubt there was one anywhere near here. Probably would have been worth it.

[Kanamori]

Honestly, I've been searching all over, does anyone have any links that will decently support all of the controversial things that Scientology has done?

[Mooks]

Honestly, I've been searching all over, does anyone have any links that will decently support all of the controversial things that Scientology has done?

Iv heard of a video called a "Unfunny truth" that was pretty good. I think I watched the first part of it, just google it and see what you get.

[Veho Nex]

I can't seem to find anyone willing to help me start a San Rafeal raid.... it sucks.

[Veho Nex]

Also: its surprising how many new/old fags we have in the backroom. It's interesting.