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I'm going to preface this by saying that I'm not actually a huge fan of WikiLeaks or of Anon, but... Try to keep things in perspective. We're facing a substant

I'm going to preface this by saying that I'm not actually a huge fan of WikiLeaks or of Anon, but... Try to keep things in perspective. We're facing a substantial progression towards a hybridization of the scenarios outlined in 1984 and Brave New World, and you're worried about the disruption of commerce? Are your priorities really that warped? There's always collateral damage, whether it's merchants or your civil rights. I should've guessed that there would be hand-wringing about commerce on here, but I never knew it would be so ridiculous considering what's being hashed out here.

citricsquid 16y ago
I'm sorry, but do you honestly think this is anymore than a bunch of angry teenagers who will be bored in a week? Look back on every other instance of "Anon" "protesting" and work out what has changed. Please do show what they've actually done beyond cause minor temporary disruption, it just so happens that this time the minor disruption has real world repercussions and is hurting businesses. The people who are responsible for this are those in US government, I think it's pathetic companies like Visa, Paypal and Mastercard are being attacked when they've done nothing wrong, it's the US government at fault but they're "untouchable" to these angsty teenagers so they do the thing they always do and attack the weakest targets. Give it a week and nobody will remember any of this, besides the businesses that lost money.
- alnayyir 16y ago
  >Give it a week and nobody will remember any of this That's the tragedy not >besides the businesses that lost money. Nobody cares about citizenship or rights anymore. Just money.
- nmcfarl 16y ago
  Which if it's enough businesses loose money might be a lot of people. I'm completely opposed to these actions, but I've got to say that causing financial losses is a fairly effective protest.
- jquery 16y ago
  This is nothing more than Eco-terrorism for nerds. What's wrong with blowing up some buildings, after all they only cost money, and the fate of the world is at stake! Please. This is terrorism pure and simple--do right by Wikileaks or we will hurt you. Maybe it's terrorism you finally agree with because this time it's for the Internet, but let's be under no illusions it won't utterly backfire.
  - alnayyir 16y ago
    I oppose ALF and ELF both.
- blhack 16y ago
  I wouldn't be so sure that they're just going to lose interest in a week. Look at scientology, that's still going on.

citricsquid 16y ago

I'm sorry, but do you honestly think this is anymore than a bunch of angry teenagers who will be bored in a week? Look back on every other instance of "Anon" "protesting" and work out what has changed. Please do show what they've actually done beyond cause minor temporary disruption, it just so happens that this time the minor disruption has real world repercussions and is hurting businesses. The people who are responsible for this are those in US government, I think it's pathetic companies like Visa, Paypal and Mastercard are being attacked when they've done nothing wrong, it's the US government at fault but they're "untouchable" to these angsty teenagers so they do the thing they always do and attack the weakest targets. Give it a week and nobody will remember any of this, besides the businesses that lost money.

alnayyir 16y ago
>Give it a week and nobody will remember any of this That's the tragedy not >besides the businesses that lost money. Nobody cares about citizenship or rights anymore. Just money.
nmcfarl 16y ago
Which if it's enough businesses loose money might be a lot of people. I'm completely opposed to these actions, but I've got to say that causing financial losses is a fairly effective protest.
jquery 16y ago
This is nothing more than Eco-terrorism for nerds. What's wrong with blowing up some buildings, after all they only cost money, and the fate of the world is at stake! Please. This is terrorism pure and simple--do right by Wikileaks or we will hurt you. Maybe it's terrorism you finally agree with because this time it's for the Internet, but let's be under no illusions it won't utterly backfire.
- alnayyir 16y ago
  I oppose ALF and ELF both.
blhack 16y ago
I wouldn't be so sure that they're just going to lose interest in a week. Look at scientology, that's still going on.