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youtube.com — Anonymous protest and others protest outside the Scientology & Dianetics Centre on Tottenham Court Road, London on 10th February 2008.

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  • Xraven92, on 02/11/2008, -10/+1047:59-8:53 epic lulz
    • nreynolds, on 02/11/2008, -3/+11it's a trap!
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    • vincimus, on 02/11/2008, -3/+7at around 9 minutes in they played the sparta remix.
      lulz
    • RandomTaskMan, on 02/11/2008, -7/+5EPIC LULZ
      I love Anonymous
    • KyleGoetz, on 02/11/2008, -1/+5Yeah that was pretty funny. During the Austin protest, someone drove by in their car and rickrolled the crowd.
    • zointax, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Also, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3vek-CVNFg
    • IronPwnage, on 02/11/2008, -0/+9http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEUldKrviIM - Bel-Aired

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHpjcZNM8_k - Rick Roll'd

      London was amazing.

      • BirdCatcher, on 02/11/2008, -0/+4i would be so embarrassed to be in that crowed when the rick roll music starts playing....
    • mcm020, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Ever since that family guy aired it's been in my head.
  • MrLawliet, on 02/11/2008, -11/+16Epic Win.

    Scifags bite!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOwIJzjPB8I
  • drline, on 02/11/2008, -17/+1cool moar raid footage:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=m8A18UmG3v
  • killuall, on 02/11/2008, -6/+23Nobody became a Scientologist February 10, 2008.

    Austin raid pics: http://flickr.com/photos/ikillualll/sets/721576038 ...
  • neiltc13, on 02/11/2008, -99/+4Buried as spam. Both sides are as bad as each other and NO, I don't understand either.

    Get a grip, if you don't agree with each other, that's fine, just stop spamming digg!
    • logicalnoise, on 02/11/2008, -6/+8you can filter stories if you don't want to see them.
      • XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, on 02/11/2008, -1/+8I doubt people want to filter out "World News"
      • theblt, on 02/11/2008, -2/+4Unless Digg made a Scientology section, which they should, you can't just filter them out moron.
    • vervalsing, on 02/11/2008, -2/+17If you don't understand either side then why are you talking about it?
  • TokenWhiteGuy, on 02/11/2008, -3/+25Anonymous, exposing cults everyday.
  • dyranios2, on 02/11/2008, -7/+5Pretty bad quality footage, also what none of the footage from outside the main HQ on Victoria Street where the protest was at its peak!?
  • dturnbull, on 02/11/2008, -15/+7ePic LuLZ
  • 3d150n723n7, on 02/11/2008, -5/+13Dugg for great justice.
  • Zeldafreak104, on 02/11/2008, -2/+101Awesome, they rick rolled the Co$
  • mnchur, on 02/11/2008, -7/+77Ladies and gentlemen of the public and the press,

    Today, working in concert with concerned citizens from all over the world, Anonymous has staged a large number of simultaneous public demonstrations at Church of Scientology centers around the globe. Now that we have made evident the sincerity of our intentions and the strength of our dedication, we would like to take this opportunity to clarify our objectives to the press and to the public. There have been a number of myths and misconceptions surrounding the nature of our means and intentions. Among these is the idea that our declaration of war is to be interpreted as a threat of physical harm against individuals affiliated with the Church of Scientology.

    Allegations that Anonymous wishes to physically harm any human being as a part of our campaign against the cult of Scientology are patently untrue. As stated in one of our productions, the intention of Anonymous is to 'systematically dismantle the Church of Scientology in its present form'. Our struggle is directed against the toxic ideals and behavior of the corrupt, violent, and abusive leadership of the Church of Scientology, not against the lives of those who have become entangled with it. Know this: though we oppose all that they stand for, even the highest officers of this cult will not be harmed physically by Anonymous. Our battle is one of ideas. As we speak, it is being fought and won in the hearts and minds of the worlds honest citizenry and their leaders. The ideological nature of our struggle brings us to another common misconception regarding the objectives of Anonymous in this campaign.

    Although many of us are put off by L. Ron Hubbard's religious doctrine, we do not oppose the right of individuals to follow beliefs of their choice. As set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, "everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion". Anonymous, as a whole, honors the spirit of this declaration. We fight against the atrocities - not the beliefs - of the brainwashing cult known as the Church of Scientology. The acts of defamation, intimidation and murder perpetrated by this criminal organization galvanize our resolve to fight against it. Our righteous indignation is directed against the hypocrisy of this institution, not against the faith of its members. As an illustrative example of our stance, we would like to draw your attention toward a group of individuals who practice L. Ron Hubbard's teachings, but have disaffiliated themselves from the Church of Scientology. They are known as the Freezone. Anonymous bears no animosity toward an organization such as this one.

    Many of you may wonder how Anonymous plans on launching into the task of dissolving the Church of Scientology. As a fundamentalist, totalitarian organization that seeks control of information and manipulation through fear, the Church of Scientology possesses inherent flaws. Anonymous is studying these flaws, and has made them the basis of a long-term strategy.

    Our first major objective is the revocation of this cult's tax-exempt status wherever it has managed to obtain one. Indeed, the privileges awarded to the Church of Scientology under US law are significantly more generous than those enjoyed by major religions. As set out by the appellants in Sklar v. Commissioner, training offered through the Church of Scientology is tax deductible, while that obtained through legitimate religious institutions is not. The status of the Church of Scientology as a tax exempt religion is an affront to honest religious organizations. However, its special status with the US IRS which places it above and beyond other religions is not merely an affront, but a slap in the face.

    Other objectives set out by Anonymous at the present time include - but are not limited to - exposing the criminal practices of the Church to public scrutiny, neutralization of its fraudulently obtained assets and corresponding operations, the liberation of members coerced and blackmailed to work for the Church in illegitimate ways, declaration of the Church and its shell corporations as prohibited criminal organizations and the criminal prosecution of the persons responsible for particularly heinous acts performed in the name of this Church.

    Throughout our struggle, we maintain the following thesis: that the Church of Scientology was founded for purposes incompatible with a society holding dear a respect for human rights and the rule of law. These nefarious purposes can only be achieved through criminal enterprise, and remain objectives of the Church to this day. We further maintain that this criminal enterprise is operated by its leaders knowingly and willingly, and that the true extent and tone of the Church's activity is outrageous and sickening. These statements are not contrived, but based on conclusions derived from extensive study of Church history. Our sources include its own documents, the testimonies of its victims, the words of those who have escaped it and educational materials that the Church would keep secret for fear of exposure. We therefore consider the Church of Scientology a despicable criminal organization which, through the indoctrination of its members, predation upon those in need, the dissemination of lies regarding its nature, by way of sadistic retaliatory practices against its critics and through its cynical abuse of civil liberties has forfeit any right it had to exist.

    On several occasions, figures within the media have casually dismissed Anonymous as nothing more than a gaggle of restless youth. We remain entirely undeterred by their remarks. Virtually all age groups, creeds and professions are represented within our ranks. Many who are not affiliated with Anonymous have expressed support for our campaign. Their words serve to further underscore the broad demographic base of our initiative. If you remain doubtful of our strength and resolve, we invite you to observe them for yourselves.

    Actions speak louder than words. In the name of those who have been silenced by the criminal organization that is the Church of Scientology, Anonymous will be heard. Our cause is just. We shall prevail.

    We are Anonymous.
    We have Awoken.
    We stand as One.
    http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcgn7gtc_12d3f8h ...
    • makkaveli19, on 02/11/2008, -36/+1i just dugg you down because of the length. no one reads this stuff.
    • HaloZero, on 02/11/2008, -8/+2Anonymous needs to be concise, clear, and your message in less than a paragraph or in a cool youtube video with dramatic music.
  • crowbar77, on 02/11/2008, -7/+183FAKE! the steering wheel is on the wrong side.
    • FatLoser, on 02/11/2008, -2/+32The pixels are all wrong.. and the shadows.
    • ricsto, on 02/11/2008, -2/+0lies thats my car ! nissan skyline ftw making some mad noise :D
    • cozmoz365, on 02/21/2008, -1/+1Its England, UK you idiot it's real I work round their
  • newdigger, on 02/11/2008, -53/+4Dugg.... but, the people with those masks from that movie... comon... Probably thinking "yea lets go, its going to be just like V for Vendetta!!"... sad This isnt a movie people, get serious.
    • Chaoticfist, on 02/11/2008, -2/+56How many times do people have to tell others. Its not a ***** V for Vendetta mask, its a Guy Fawkes mask.
      • turkoftheplains, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1Nonsense, everyone knows Guy Fawkes was imitating Epic Fail Guy.
    • StormyAaron, on 02/11/2008, -0/+14Even then, V is the embodiment of an idea, in the comics Anarchy in the movie more of American style Libertarianism. In which yeah the masks are appropriate since they are fighting for an ideal not say Brits v Germans, but Free-knowage, freedom of speech, etc.
  • makkaveli19, on 02/11/2008, -1/+25Woo people all over the world unite. ***** the cult of scientology
  • mark076h, on 02/11/2008, -2/+14nothing beats the one in Atlanta with riot control on the scene
  • TomTruelle, on 02/11/2008, -3/+15By the way, there are a few sci-fags digging down stories and comments especially on this page (that ive noticed). Digg and favorite them so they make the front page.
    • Shananra, on 02/11/2008, -2/+9Sci-fags? 99% of Scientologists are victims of scientology. They're the ones that anon is trying to help. Calling them names is counterproductive, would you listen to or accept help from someone who was calling you names? Do you think anon could possibly win without current Scientologists realizing that there's a way out, much less what they've gotten themselves into?
      • Otto, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2Preventing new people from joining in the cult would eventually destroy it as well.
  • Klarth, on 02/11/2008, -3/+14I was there. Epic lulz were had for all.
  • wilf_brim, on 02/11/2008, -1/+24Ah, Anon restores my faith in free speech. While the 1st Amendment (and like doctrine elsewhere) protects Scientology, it also allows individuals to speak out and expose (and ultimately defeat) such jackassery.
    • KyleGoetz, on 02/11/2008, -2/+3There is no First Amendment in the UK, dude. Also, the UK has stricter libel laws than in the US. Truth is not necessarily a defense to a libel suit in the UK, unlike in the US, where if a statement is true, the truth-speaker will win.
  • Loaferz, on 02/11/2008, -5/+8FOR GREAT JUSTICE!
  • PressF10toride, on 02/11/2008, -11/+1ha lost the game, and got belaird, love ya britfags, see you again on the 13?
  • moshe72, on 02/11/2008, -16/+4I'm not sure what these people hope to accomplish. No one left a cult because some concerned citizens protested. In fact, this just plays into the "persecuted" mindset. Go on with your day, help someone in need where you can, or train to become a professional who helps people who leave a cult.
    • Ellipsys, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3Anon's objective is to educate those who have not yet fallen into the trap of the Cult. Most Anons are not trained to deprogram people, or break up the cult dependence mindset. What Anon can do however, is try to get the word out that Scientology IS a dangerous cult to joe and jane sixpack, who just think they're getting a personality test. That seems to be the main objective, keeping them from recruiting new people. Alternately, if these protests can call attention to the CoS's wrongdoings, then perhaps they'll lose their tax exempt status. Education is the best weapon here, and many of the Anon videos show that to be the primary objective.
  • weeFred, on 02/11/2008, -3/+34Get rid of scientology or we'll play more Rick Astley!!!
  • bradcrc, on 02/11/2008, -3/+291/4 of those people are now missing...
  • StStand, on 02/11/2008, -3/+5yea if you wait till the very end you can see something drop from the sky
  • yossarian24, on 02/11/2008, -2/+10hahah I love how it turned into a dance party... the Scientologist scum are of course going to try to make a group of peaceful, dancing demonstrators look violent
  • blup3ace, on 02/11/2008, -3/+4for the people!
    down with Scientology and the scifags
    • Berkana, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1If I remember correctly, I heard that Scientologists call themselves "Scienos".
  • RandomTaskMan, on 02/11/2008, -5/+4For Great Justice!
    and the lulz.

    what were they saying about their profession?
    i couldn't make it out :/
    • KyleGoetz, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2Anonymous, what is your profession? HOO HOO HOO!!!
      Did you not see 300?
  • cyborg, on 02/11/2008, -5/+50"Anonymous what is your profession!?!?"
    "ARROO ARRROOO AROOO"
  • rancemo, on 02/11/2008, -13/+8Christians next please! They're just as crazy!
  • nunu4u, on 02/11/2008, -4/+11Love the group spirit! The Brits did well!
  • intotheforest, on 02/11/2008, -2/+7Check out the Milwaukee protest, -40 temps and a huge group of people showed up http://www.digg.com/politics/Huge_Scientology_prot ...
  • RandomTaskMan, on 02/11/2008, -4/+18LOL XENU
  • cyberjad, on 02/11/2008, -2/+2Looks like it was a hit. Props to everyone that protested!
  • LondonLOLZOR, on 02/11/2008, -3/+6MOAR from London:

    http://www.youtube.com/user/LondonLULZOR
  • Comatose51, on 02/11/2008, -2/+3I saw another protest like this today in Mountain View, CA. Kick ass guys. They got a lot of support from passing cars.
  • praveenmarkandu, on 02/11/2008, -6/+1Dugg for V mask!
    • Ohnodonho, on 02/11/2008, -2/+1It's amazing what a simple movie such as V for Vendetta has done. If V for Vendetta was never made, there would be no way these protests would be as powerful or meaningful as they are now.
      • KyleGoetz, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1Interesting, considering V was a character with completely different motivations in the original comic.
        • Ohnodonho, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1It isn't about the pointless argument about which did what, the movie is wrong, or anything. Most people have never heard of or care about "V" until the movie portrayed him. I'm simply making an observation that people are using what was portrayed in the film, which is seen by an exponentially larger group of people (as opposed to the comic book), in a serious attitude to make a statement in the real world. Which is interesting.
  • LondonLOLZOR, on 02/11/2008, -3/+0http://www.digg.com/world_news/London_Anon_Feb_10t ...

    We are legion.
  • woojoo, on 02/11/2008, -3/+2It's like Cloverfield all over again!
  • RustyJ, on 02/11/2008, -5/+3Never gonna give you uppppppp
  • l0k0, on 02/11/2008, -3/+2I'm just happy to see nerds coming together and making endless moie refereces. Protesting against scientology is just a bonus for me.
  • qforq, on 02/11/2008, -2/+3***** awesome! Great job Brits!
  • Mcmylo, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1it looks like fun
  • charlie55, on 02/11/2008, -8/+3these anonymous kids never should have been allowed to see v for vendetta.
  • WarrenHarding, on 02/11/2008, -9/+2this is the dumbest ***** ever. shouldn't these geeks be playing halo or some other stupid ***** like that?
    what a bunch of pussies, wearing masks
    • Phy6, on 02/11/2008, -1/+8You only post negative comments on digg. We can help you with that. Would you like a free stress test?
  • Akraz, on 02/11/2008, -1/+6Can someone PLEASE sum it up or coles-notes it for me on what the hell this Anon vs Scientology stuff is all about? Ive never even heard of this Scientology religion if it wasnt for digg a few months ago. Seeing all these headlines today on Anonymous is confusing the hell out of me, who are those people and whats with all the protesting and everything? Im getting so frustrated trying to read all this crap, none of it makes sense... why do people hate this religion so much? Ive read up on it, seems just like any other organized religion, whatever, thats not my concern... but drawing a blank everytime a Scientology story comes up on first page of Digg bugs me..
    No, im not being funny or sarcastic... I really honestly do not understand any of this
    • akkibaba, on 02/11/2008, -1/+4That's exactly the question Anon wants you to ask. The Wise Beard Man has many answers at www.xenutv.com . Check it out.
    • rebotfc, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3Well Arkraz, first up Scientology isn't a religion it is a money making cult that masquerades as a religion.

      Scientology uses intimidation, persecution and harrassment to shut up it's critics, it has attempted to bancrupt many who dare question it's policies. It also enforces something called Disconnection whereby members are expected to cut of all contact with their family if the familty starts to ask questions about scientology. It is a sick, evil cult that exploits the weak and vunerable.

      It is also dangerous too to people who are not even involved with scientology. For instance scientologists hate Psychiatry because that discipline can expose scientology's brainwashing techniques. To this end they will turn up at disaster sites on the face of it to ' relieve stress but in reality they try to keep people away from mental health care. They did this at the london 7-7 bombings.

      Scientology must be destroyed.
  • Aric69, on 02/11/2008, -10/+4the rick roll was unnecessary
  • theeddyadams, on 02/11/2008, -3/+4Pictures from Seattle's Protest!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/theeddyadams/sets/721 ...
  • ryanonfire, on 02/11/2008, -5/+3My thetans bring all the $ientologists to the yard, and they're like mines better than yours, damn right its better than yours, I could teach you but I have to charge.
  • fastfood15, on 02/11/2008, -5/+4umm, there are over 1000 more diggs on this story than there are views according to youtube.

    wouldn't it be a good sign for anonymous if it didn't have to artificially digg up it's own stories?
    • ryanonfire, on 02/11/2008, -1/+4People sometimes digg it, then read the story later. Plus the view count on youtube has a massive delay.
    • rebotfc, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1Maybe you need to understand how you-tube works before making accusations.

      Youtube view count is cached and updated periodically, it's not live.
  • ryanonfire, on 02/11/2008, -6/+1My thetans bring all the $ientologists to the yard, and they're like mines better than yours, damn right its better than yours, I could teach you but I have to charge.
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