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LA Times: 'Anonymous' takes anti-Scientology to the streets

latimesblogs.latimes.com — Asked to explain the sudden groundswell of opposition to Scientology, Lynn Fountain Campbell, who said she'd been part of the church for 40 years, said, "It's just reached a critical mass. People just aren't scared anymore."

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  • corruptedlulz, on 02/11/2008, -6/+86To the pic: Religion. NO WAIT, CULT! *****. I knew that one too....
    • dildoolielly, on 02/11/2008, -26/+4Everyone believes that their god is THE "God" and your God, well, they don't acknowlege your God. IOWs, your "God" is for *****.

      Because of this, you are not allowed to "discuss" religion. Its considered inappropriate to "question" someone's level of psychosis....er',.."faith". So, we're not allowed to talk about it.

      Isn't that what a child molester tells his victims?

      You know you're in a cult when:
      --Your teacher makes you think something is naturally wrong with you and that their is only one prescription for you and that he has the only cure. Then, he raises you up and makes you feel like the group members are the only ones privy to superduper secret knowledge that will make you more powerful than the average human(self-righteousness). This is a pattern that makes susceptible people feel that they need to be attached to the cult in order to feel good about themselves, and so they will willingly take mental and, in worst cases, physical abuse for the crumbs of selfworth that are thrown their way. But there's a difference between strictness and abuse. Unfortunately, once the line is crossed, the individual's fear of damnation or promised suffering will keep them from leaving the cult.

      --Your teacher and group begins to impose their will upon the rest of your life. In worst cases, harassement may begin to happen.. Cult members may even began to stalk the individual and his family, always trying to talk to him about coming back to the cult (and pay large sums of money a.k.a "Tithe").

      --The teacher and the top members make claims that cannot be substantiated by any accepted scientific resource. And when I say resource, I don't mean the latest issue of Intelligent Design magazine or texts such as the Scientology, The Bible, or Koran and so on.
      • CultsMolest, on 02/11/2008, -2/+9Church of Scientology or Church of Child Molestation? Confess and you will receive leniency.
      • spawnfree, on 02/11/2008, -1/+13http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R2-45

        proof its a cult.

        "go kill that guy for me, you are actually helping him. go on now..."

        ***** at its most blatant and yet it works!
        Scientologists defend their 'faith' because they don't want to admit they are suckers.
        • RobotCitizen, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1"*****" - The next word I can't wait to use again the first chance I get.
      • RobotCitizen, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1The point of ANON's critisism is not th beliefs of scientology. They are not challenging the plausibility of all that stuff about Xenu, thetans, etc (although alot can be said about it). The point is the practices and conduct of this "church". Spiritual enlightenment (if you can call it that) should never come at the price of economic enslavement.

        Find me one other religion in the world that has ever used the phrase "trade secret scriptures".
    • xenaphobia, on 02/11/2008, -4/+1.
    • Gigs, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1I wouldn't normally spam but I had an idea on a good way to protest: Mail the IRS an "Anonymous" suspected tax fraud form. Click below if you're intererested: http://www.digg.com/business_finance/IRS_Suspected ...
      • KibibyteBrain, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1I don't think it would be a very good idea to file a claim of tax fraud unless you have well documented evidence of such activity. Even if its "obvious", just making that statement to a judge in court would probably not go over well. There is quite a difference in the formality of evidence needed in making such claims to the public to make sure people know what's up, and then filing a legal complaint.
  • xyu1, on 02/11/2008, -50/+12Digged, that's pretty well written.
    • RAEP, on 02/11/2008, -0/+16dugg?
    • MsAntiSunshine, on 02/11/2008, -1/+0Ironic that you said "digged" instead of "dugg" and then made a comment on how well written the comment was.
      But yes, dugg indeed, and the writing was not bad.
  • iPoodz, on 02/11/2008, -17/+80The correct nomenclature for the past participle of "to digg" is "dugg", not "digged".
    The article however is well written, the author is perceptive and doesn't jump to conclusions; the author also seems to have done research, something very strange for authors of articles such as these.
    Good job, LA Times :D
    • noahgelman, on 02/11/2008, -5/+2pwnd on the grammer, but idk how thats relevent
      • SHv2, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2"grammar" not "grammer"

        pwnd on the spelling, but idk how that's relevent
        • sturdiusmaximus, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1"relevant," not "relevent".

          pwnd on the spelling, but idk how that's relevant
          • Vindexus, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Why didn't you spell something wrong? Talk about a combo breaker.
    • nubbler, on 02/11/2008, -2/+27The correct way to reply to someone is to click "Reply" under their comment.
    • dgp1, on 02/11/2008, -3/+4Actually since "Digg" is a made-up word there IS no correct or incorrect past tense. Don't be such a dork.
      • fxu1989, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2It's a play on of the original, dig ... obviously.

        I hope you at least thought that far :
      • Enfenestrate, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3diggz0rd
      • repmekevets, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2all words were made up at some point.. "dugg" is correct because this community has established it as correct.
    • sloth15, on 02/11/2008, -0/+0While I thought the article was fair, I don't know how you would consider it to be 'researched.' The author quoted a wiki, and thought it was important to note that the protestors had little to no tan. Now, I don't live in LA, but in Chicago people are not judged by how much time they've spent in the sun.
  • MrB398, on 02/11/2008, -5/+4349 diggs in 43 minutes ... Damn scientology
    • CultsMolest, on 02/11/2008, -0/+5Scientology is no doubt the damned.
    • flowersmang, on 02/11/2008, -6/+10So sick of this whole anonymous/scientology thing.
    • tc2004txst, on 02/11/2008, -4/+4If I see one more Scientology story make the top 10 again I might punch myself in the balls, as it would be more entertaining as reading a single word more of these articles. I don't care if Scientology is run by a satanic baby-molester who is drinking puppy blood as we speak, because I don't come to digg everyday to get my Scientology update. I come to digg for the variety and randomness of the stories that make the top 10 (until recently). I hope a change comes soon (either Scientology fails or people lose interest) so that digg can be returned to some sense of normality.
      • Clumber, on 02/11/2008, -2/+2Digg normality : Constant "Ron Paul 08!" blathering; "Top Ten Reasons that x and Y are z!"; Cat picture that is lulz; Britney/Paris/Lindsey back in or out of rehab or jail; MS/Mac/Ubuntu sucks because...; and videos of fart humor.

        Or wait... was that actually MM daily...? I get so confused on Mondays....
    • PhantomBantam, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3Damn 4chan. Do they really need to validate themselves with digg, and a stupid nickname?
  • Ariolander, on 02/11/2008, -4/+22Nice job LA Times. Damn fine. Particularly liked some of the art (pictures) they had. Wasn't able to go myself but at least a dozen from my college descended downtown. Anyone got links to good pix?
  • diggitny, on 02/11/2008, -5/+63Great coverage by the LA Times. Also, LA local Channel 9 ran the South Park Scientology episode on Friday night, Feb 8. Great run-up to the Anon event on Sunday.

    Watch Scientologists "handle" an SP (suppressive person) who shows up to their party. "What are your crimes? Murder, perhaps!" Great stuff: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pPol_m8wm8Y
    • kutateli, on 02/11/2008, -13/+4"Watch Scientologists "handle" an SP (suppressive person) who shows up to their party. "What are your crimes? Murder, perhaps!" Great stuff: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pPol_m8wm8Y"

      Why the hell do you keep adding that to every single one of your comments? It's getting annoying..
    • spartan2, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3If you can't refute an argument with evidence, might as well launch an ad hominem attack.
    • MalDON, on 02/11/2008, -0/+7"Have fun on the ferris wheel!"
  • julianwan, on 02/11/2008, -24/+12Can DIGG create a way to see who buried something as well? And if they bury everything about scientology? Then expose them for the nasty shmucks they are?
    • nepawoods, on 02/11/2008, -18/+12WTF? Now I'm burying this *****. When do you think digg became the anti-scientology site ... when you and your fag playmates swaggered in? You joined digg a month ago. Go to bed - your mommy's gonna know your up past bedtime. You have school tomorrow.
      • CultsMolest, on 02/11/2008, -2/+4Church of Scientology or Church of Child Molestation? Confess and you will receive leniency.
    • PATSCRU, on 02/11/2008, -28/+4Because most of the people here digg the anon articles without knowing what anon is, thus corrupting the idea of Anon. that's why I bury, and why most of the old guard facepalm at the sight of this type of media attention.
      • smacksaw, on 02/11/2008, -1/+4Old guard is old.

        Keep up with the times. The cancer that is killing [insert variable here] are people who are stuck in the past and think they own everything.

        ps Digg should have more tech articles LOL
        • round427, on 02/11/2008, -2/+3Digg was so much better before ____ ruined it, get off my lawn, I have hemorrhoids, etc.
      • epiccollision, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2o noes the internet snobs have raised their ugly hand...stfu and get a life
  • nepawoods, on 02/11/2008, -31/+6It's sad that people would have such emptiness in their lives to find meaning in a cult like scientology. Or to find meaning in childish protests against it.
    • dogstar0125, on 02/11/2008, -1/+27Bashing Scientology is just good fun -- they so royally deserve it. Sure, they're robbing morons like Tom Cruise and John Travolta, and nobody can find fault with that, but they're scamming innocent people as well.
      • nepawoods, on 02/11/2008, -13/+5"Bashing Scientology is just good fun" - I'm fine with that. Let's just keep it at that level, and drop all the pretentious save-the-world crap.
    • DCJoeDogaswell, on 02/11/2008, -10/+4STFU Scifag
    • CultsMolest, on 02/11/2008, -6/+0Church of Scientology or Church of Child Molestation? Confess and you will receive leniency.
    • Fordi, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2Who needs meaning? They did it all for the lulz!
  • vondrak, on 02/11/2008, -2/+150"The protesters Sunday looked mostly young, white and computer-oriented"
    Is that a nice way of saying nerdy?
    • SomeDrunk, on 02/11/2008, -1/+49You forgot
      -- few had anything like a serious tan --
      • praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -0/+8That was the best part of the article.
    • goykasi, on 02/11/2008, -0/+21better than saying 'pasty and hunchbacked'
      • CultsMolest, on 02/11/2008, -10/+1Church of Scientology or Church of Child Molestation? Confess and you will receive leniency.
        • Exbzurg, on 02/11/2008, -0/+5it was only funny the first 4 times.
    • boombye, on 02/11/2008, -1/+26How does one look computer oriented? lol
      • jmp478, on 02/11/2008, -0/+20when they look like a nerd.
      • Jashobeam5, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1They have Digg T shirts on, or caffeine shirts?
    • CultsMolest, on 02/11/2008, -9/+0Church of Scientology or Church of Child Molestation? Confess and you will receive leniency.
      • hatdrop, on 02/11/2008, -1/+10i'm sure the Co$ would charge you to get molested, at least with the catholic church it's free
    • sdbyrd, on 02/11/2008, -0/+6so white and nerdy
    • Ellipsys, on 02/11/2008, -1/+5Hmph. I would have liked to see better journalism than that. Its rather insulting to have whomever was writing the article to quietly suggest that its just a bunch of internet nerds, which gives the tacit impression that it doesn't "matter" so much. Would any serious newspaper say that a protest was attended by "angry, black thugs" or "rich white people with nothing better to do"? Highly unprofessional.
  • KevinFederline, on 02/11/2008, -17/+10The entire globe has stood together and said no to the evil cult that is Scientology, we won't let you get away with your evil tactics any longer.
  • dj43, on 02/11/2008, -3/+31I just liked the last sign, good info quickly. Numbers alone can wake people up sometimes.
    • dildoolielly, on 02/11/2008, -19/+1That dude better be glad hes wearing a mask because history will show thats the dumbest fvcking sign ever made.

      If you actuallly think the level of income that these idiots make means its a cult or not, you are a dumbass too
      • Hobofuzz, on 02/11/2008, -1/+12Wow. You're an idiot.
        • dildoolielly, on 02/11/2008, -8/+1That's the best you could come up with?

          Being intellectually bankrupt is just the beginning of your problems.
          • oldhick, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3Right... He's intellectually bankrupt, that's the best you could come up with? See how fun it is to play that stupid game.
            I'll indulge your trolling for a moment. Why exactly is that sign "the dumbest fvcking sign ever made"? I'll be honest and admit that my sign judging skills aren't necessarily the greatest, but I fail to see the epic failure in that particular sign.
      • Fordi, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2The effectiveness of a sign lay not in its accuracy, nor its logical conclusion, but on the effect it has on its viewers. Thus, sure, the cost of the religion may have little to do with its known status as a cult, but the reenforcement for outsiders, and the shock of seeing those kinds of totals on an insider who has become 'clear', makes it more effective than your arguments.

        IE: Deprecation is easy. Analysis is hard. The difference between a useful human and an ignorant one is clear once you understand that.
  • mark076h, on 02/11/2008, -8/+16the one from Atlanta was burried for some reason http://digg.com/world_news/News_coverage_of_Atlant ...
  • dildoolielly, on 02/11/2008, -20/+2The Church I quit last year has just finished building a new gymnasium. Then they declared last week, they were planing to purchase a brand new tour bus for road trips.

    Religion or "Cult"?
    • Cyrus042, on 02/11/2008, -1/+20Did they make "salvation" conditional on payments and put degrees of "enlightenment" on a scaling ladder of payments? Did they engage in character assassination and keep written records of confessions for later potential blackmail? Did they forcibly detain members in order to keep them in the "church"?

      Many churches build gymnasiums for youth recreation, night programs, or multipurpose buildings. Additionally, many churches buy (or rent) buses for travel. Ex. Choir tours, public service, camp, activities, etc. I don't know your church and I don't know the needs of the neighborhoods around you, but I think you're really over-reacting and this is from someone who raised in the church and left it a long time ago.

      Scientology and your run of the mill christian church are not remotely equivalent. Negligent homicide or building a gymnasium? Grow up.
      • PawnsOfJoshua, on 02/11/2008, -1/+0"Did they make "salvation" conditional on payments"
        The Catholic church did this for centuries by selling indulgences.
    • Jashobeam5, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Which bothered you the most the gym or the bus? Do you have an inherent bias against gyms or busses? I guess old church people shouldn't ever go on trips together and young church people don't have a need for a church basketball league because either scream of cult to you.
    • Mier, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1I always get asked for donations or tithes at church but never do I get a demand. Nor do they make me feel bad for not giving money because money isn't the goal of most churches. Scientology has to pay for those lawyers somehow so they charge for salvation. My thaetan is telling me to shut up but I keep poking him in the eye so he stays quiet.
  • spiker12, on 02/11/2008, -22/+12I think its getting a little out of hand, digg is completely covered with front page articles about scientology.
    • xyu1, on 02/11/2008, -1/+18this is because long planned protests for the 10th of February finally happened across the globe yesterday. It'll chill out again soon, but for now, it's like a whole load of reports and coverage coming in from around the world at the same time. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
    • CultsMolest, on 02/11/2008, -11/+0Church of Scientology or Church of Child Molestation? Confess and you will receive leniency.
      • hatdrop, on 02/11/2008, -4/+0i'm sure the Co$ would charge you to get molested, at least with the catholic church it's free
      • br0ken1128, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1STFU already .. or at least come up with something new, you've posted the same reply all over ..
      • Fordi, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1Dude... bored now.
    • aracne, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3I feel your pain
      iPhone anyone?
    • smacksaw, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3Dude, guess what?

      It's Feb 10th, 2008.

      It's a special day for Digg. ssshh...don't tell anyone. It's all a big secret.
  • dildoolielly, on 02/11/2008, -17/+6.
    • kutateli, on 02/11/2008, -1/+26I see your point.
    • iamafatguy, on 02/11/2008, -2/+2[This Reply is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Church of Scientology International]
  • DavidGX, on 02/11/2008, -25/+6You know if the racist morons that inhabit image boards hate a cult that's fantastic, but damn don't flood digg with it.
    • Xinareiaz, on 02/11/2008, -2/+7You see, the same people who are on those image boards are on digg.
    • anononon, on 02/11/2008, -2/+3"The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood.
      Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
    • jer2eydevil88, on 02/11/2008, -3/+6I miss the days when Digg was stealing users from Slashdot and not 4chan...

      Hey Kevin Rose can we get a facebook esq type digg where subdomains seperate the groups of people from each other on here? Like tech.digg.com for anyone who can pass themselves off as a geek and we can have trash.digg.com for all the 4chan users?
      • smacksaw, on 02/11/2008, -2/+4Yeah, while that's an interesting theory, you would in fact be completely bass-ackwards on that.

        You see, 4chan was started in late 2003. Digg wasn't born until almost 2005.

        Since 4chan came first, Digg was stealing it's users. In fact, you can say that since news of Digg spread on 4chan and not the other way around that Digg was partially founded by 4channers.

        Sorry.
        • DavidGX, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1I would've swore Digg was founded by a couple guys, not 4chan. I also hardly doubt digg, a site about tech news is STEALING users from boards filled with racist morons posting porn. Get over yourself.
  • Skooma714, on 02/11/2008, -2/+20"People just aren't scared anymore."

    Wait, I thought we weren't supposed to be afraid of them?
    • Trammel, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3**i step away from the keyboard to read the paradox
    • Godzillageek, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Well, if you had actually been a member of the CoS for decades (like the woman quoted) and given them all kinds of personal and financial information, you'd probably be more scared of them.
  • laplacian, on 02/11/2008, -18/+7if they're not scared then why are they all wearing masks?
    • HerrEisenheim, on 02/11/2008, -4/+10Because they are having fun. This is basically the only way they feel safe trolling IRL.
      • LovelyNeko, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1I troll IRL without a mask. Lifelock protects me.
        www.lifelock.com
    • DCJoeDogaswell, on 02/11/2008, -10/+3STFU Scifags
    • CultsMolest, on 02/11/2008, -9/+0Church of Scientology or Church of Child Molestation? Confess and you will receive leniency.
      • hatdrop, on 02/11/2008, -4/+0i'm sure the Co$ would charge you to get molested, at least with the catholic church it's free
      • LovelyNeko, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2I just wanna let you know I was the last -5 thumbs down that buried your comment. heheheheheheheh
    • Fordi, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1Well, there's scared, and there's practical.

      Sure, the Sci Leaders will fair game anyone they can identify - but if you take away that ability, they're powerless.
  • 0ddity, on 02/11/2008, -5/+11We were legion in Seattle.
  • dariusm5, on 02/11/2008, -3/+35Scientology is Scared
  • killdefenses, on 02/11/2008, -15/+3who the ***** cares? anyone dumb enough to fall for any religion's pabulum is on their own.
  • HerrEisenheim, on 02/11/2008, -27/+8I really don't get why anyone cares. If you are dumb enough to give your money to Scientology—well... if you can't waste it there, you'll waste it somewhere else. If Scientology closed its doors tomorrow, its followers would just go and give their money to the nearest psychic. A fool and his money are easily parted, and Scientology is no great exception. As South Park put it: it's a pyramid scheme on a global level. It's not new. It's not special. It's just stupid. Who ***** cares? Let people do what they want, no matter how misguided it may be. If it makes them happy... well, maybe it's not a waste. They are trading their money for some kind of utility.

    Collectively, "the internet" is ***** stupid. This is the kind of ***** that communities like Digg and Reddit care about it. Scientology and the HD-DVD encryption key. ***** that doesn't ***** matter. Why does it happen then? Because it's easy and just a big joke to everyone. No one really ***** cares about these things, they just want to have fun making a big deal over something that really doesn't matter; because real issues are hard to deal with, so why not make a big fuss over some inane *****?
    • DCJoeDogaswell, on 02/11/2008, -8/+4TL;DR

      We didn't care enough to read your post, sorry.

      Also, STFU Scifag!!
    • Cyrus042, on 02/11/2008, -1/+8Okay Herr, what would you propose should be done about those that are held prisoners of the church, either physically or through blackmail? It's a pretty radical idea at first, but you can find plenty of personal accounts of individuals who are stuck in the church and plenty who have committed suicide or physical retained (and consequently resulted in their death. Refusal of psychoactive drugs prescribed for condition)
      A fool and his money is soon parted, but what happens when the fool realizes his mistake and is committed to a lifetime of abuse?
    • CultsMolest, on 02/11/2008, -6/+0Church of Scientology or Church of Child Molestation? Confess and you will receive leniency.
      • ronaldinho, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2This is how many times you have posted to the same message? It's getting annoying so reallty, please STFU
    • ronaldinho, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Well, simply put, we all make mistakes sometimes, some costlier than others. Don't tell me you are perfect. Maybe you can say you won't be dumb enough to make such a mistake, but well, frankly, there will be people who will be dumber than you. But they deserve a second chance as much as us when we make a mistake. And oh, I'm sure there are some people who got scammed, can't get out of it, and is no happy camper in scientology. And as a Christian, I say it is NOT a church.
  • natmaster, on 02/11/2008, -4/+38"The protesters Sunday looked mostly young, white and COMPUTER-ORIENTED..." (emphasis mine)
    How does one look 'computer-oriented'? Do they have laptops on their backs? PDAs in their hands?
    • ripple123, on 02/11/2008, -0/+23monitor tan.
    • dgp1, on 02/11/2008, -1/+5> How does one look 'computer-oriented'?

      Y'know. It means they look like you.
  • Dl1cool, on 02/11/2008, -8/+13"The protesters Sunday looked mostly young, white and computer-oriented -- few had anything like a serious tan" LA Times
    Are you kidding me, their judging people based off of skin color for this event, wow not unbiased at all. I didn't know real people all have dark tans, my bad ***** LA TIMES, ***** YOU!
    • praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -1/+13It was their way of saying the people at the even were mostly basement-dwellers.
    • groberts1980, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2As I posted below, it's the middle of frickin winter. What do they expect?
    • verynegative, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Relax, they are just saying they were mostly nerds. Being a nerd is cool.
  • miscarriage, on 02/11/2008, -7/+0"People are not scared anymore" Thank Xenu oops (i mean God)for that!
  • pentak, on 02/11/2008, -3/+80http://i26.tinypic.com/w6uu12.jpg
    • round427, on 02/11/2008, -1/+6Amazing.
    • BlazinEurasian, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3That one guy with the fro is typical Anon/partyvan attire for Habbo Hotel raids.

      Pool is closed due to AIDS... and Thetans.
  • Elliottx, on 02/11/2008, -4/+12*****!

    WELL DONE GUYS! Well ***** done. I'm actually grinning with glee at this. I can't even begin to describe how happy I am after seeing this..hahah...perfect.
  • markwilcox, on 02/11/2008, -4/+25LOL at the guy with no mask chanting 'WE ARE ANONYMOUS'

    Oh yeah, and fail: http://i28.tinypic.com/zm1bhh.jpg
    • round427, on 02/11/2008, -1/+8New Zealand epic fail guy FTW
    • groberts1980, on 02/11/2008, -1/+13lulz at the two chicks with the WTF look on their faces.
    • fxu1989, on 02/11/2008, -0/+6I LOL'D SO HARDDDDD
    • imbob, on 02/11/2008, -1/+5LMFAO! wow i really never thought REAL geeks would actually go,
      Alliance t-shirt
      HD-DVD code T-shirt
      enough said..........
  • VinnieDaMac, on 02/11/2008, -2/+4I love how the article pretty much says that everyone there was a nerd. "mostly young, white and computer-oriented -- few had anything like a serious tan --"
  • theotheragentm, on 02/11/2008, -2/+21Maybe they meant Computer Oriental. Us Asians are good at computers and math.
  • jm4847, on 02/11/2008, -4/+7Stupid biased article calling people "nerds" just because of their appearance.
    But well done guys.
  • SuperMoses, on 02/11/2008, -2/+5I like how their chants and half their signs had nothing to do with anti-Scientology
    • MalDON, on 02/11/2008, -2/+9That's the downside to letting 4chan organize things. Longcat just ruined it for most people. Even my dad was like wtf?
    • fxu1989, on 02/11/2008, -2/+1I guess some people didn't fully understand the "and for our enjoyment" part...

      XD
  • EaterOfSnow, on 02/11/2008, -9/+3Isn't it well known that religion/cults thrive when persecuted?
    • boombye, on 02/11/2008, -1/+6So do you think Tom Cruise is the one that started this whole thing in an attempt to drive their members to feeling persecuted and to reinforce their beliefs in Xenu? lol
  • itsHef, on 02/11/2008, -14/+2I'm all for "anonymous" but the "V" masks makes them all look like a bunch of tools.

  • PrometheuZ, on 02/11/2008, -8/+2"We are STUPID!"
  • PhilLesh69, on 02/11/2008, -11/+5Why do people allow themselves to be distracted by a fringe religious group while there are more important things to focus on?

    This might as well be a call to debate the pros and cons of Paris Hilton or Britney Spears.

    Get some perspective!

    We have a presidential election. We have a war that nearly no american citizen supports. We have telecoms spying on us for the govt.
    • hatdrop, on 02/11/2008, -4/+5maybe you'll find the answer in that this is the only productive thing the ordinary citizen can partake in and see actual results.

      election:
      if you're actually politically savy then you should know of the disenfranchisement that occurs in these damn elections; ohio, florida countless situations of redistricting. ***** there's thousands of votes not being counted in LA alone.

      war:
      ***** that war was a blank check the american people signed. i was one of the few against it from the very start only to be labeled a traitor or some other form of unpatriotic. you inform the masses that they're giving the president an open slate and you're called a bin laden lover, all of a sudden people realize the ***** they let loose and suddenly they don't want it? chickens coming home to roost sound familiar? either way, as you said most of the folks don't support it now and if they get fooled a THIRD time well you know what that's on the american people.

      this on the other hand a group of people telling you what to believe and forcing you to pay to believe it, not unlike our current government. but at least with this target it's easier to draw up common support from everyone.
  • mikelist, on 02/11/2008, -1/+32scientology is no more a religion than general motors. in 1972, i was in denver and i met some scientologists. they offered to buy me lunch, but when they found i was broke, they bolted and left me with the bill. a real religion doesn't require you to pay money for your redemption.
    • PawnsOfJoshua, on 02/11/2008, -1/+0You mean like the Catholic church did for centuries by selling indulgences?
      • mikelist, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1nothing to brag about for the vatican of those days, but that practice has been long discontinued. and of course, since you obviously don't know, indulgences were dispensed to take time off one's 'purgatory' stay, not to save them from damnation. therein lies the difference.
        purgatory is a catholic concept of a period of minor torment to atone for venial sins, a mortal sinner would go straight to hell. ergo you could go to heaven without buying indugences, as opposed to cos' money driven plan.
  • raid517, on 02/11/2008, -1/+10I guess the lesson is 'don't argue with the Internets.'
  • momonami, on 02/11/2008, -0/+7lmao why would you chant " WE ARE ANON" with no mask on? just asking to get killed.
    • LovelyNeko, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Touché, the CIA black ops are on the way.
  • typon1, on 02/11/2008, -1/+6lol i read "(or in some cases, danced with) by rollicking protesters..." as rickrolling protesters.
    • sturdiusmaximus, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1Me too. I had to go back and check to make sure my eyes hadn't deceived me.
  • Mysk, on 02/11/2008, -0/+8Watched the video. There's a dude in there without a mask or any sort of disguise chanting "We are anonymous" right along with the others.

    I dunno 'bout you, but I think maybe he's doing it wrong.
  • slackbuster, on 02/11/2008, -0/+4Saw one in Charlotte, NC of all places this Sunday. It was odd; I mean it's Charlotte after all- does anyone actually pay attention to us?
  • mikehill33, on 02/11/2008, -2/+8Cmon guys - take it easy on Scientologists...

    HAH! FAKE ASS ***** RELIGION!
  • groberts1980, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3"few had anything like a serious tan"
    It's the middle of frickin winter.
  • Hillsbottom, on 02/11/2008, -3/+9anyone worried that anonymous is becoming a cult?
  • bwmdiym, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1I wish someone would post some pics from the protest in ATL the cops were in full riot gear!
  • hybs, on 02/11/2008, -1/+4Well done, now we should focus on the Westboro Baptist Church... Any takers?
    • londonroad, on 02/11/2008, -1/+5No.
    • kds405, on 02/11/2008, -1/+4Westboro Baptist Church is a marginal group of people. I think around 100. The only reason they seem so threatening is because every anchor and talk show host has had Shirley Phelps on their show. They don't want to hear what she has to say, they just want to yell at her. By doing this, they are giving her hate a platform.
      • Jashobeam5, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2I agree. The only time they should be in the news is when non-racists can stop them from upsetting a funeral, etc.. They picketed our church at the same time a homosexual group did. WBC was not allowed in, but the homosexual group was welcomed into the service.
      • YoHenYo, on 02/13/2008, -0/+1Even Tyra had them on...as i'm sure you are well aware.
    • SwedishNinja, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2Negative. WBC are just real life trolls. If Anon did any thing, Fred Phelps would jump out from under his bridge and say "TROLLED, LOL! NEWFAGS!"
  • CheapDigWannbe, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1Roksix that is you?!
  • LaughingMan11, on 02/11/2008, -1/+4Dugg for Guy Fawkes.
  • Dubyman23, on 02/11/2008, -1/+3the day finally came, digg it up!
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