I did like it when Anonymous was aggravating the Church of Scientology
did they just get frustrated or bored with that or something
I dunno, church of scientology are some scary dudes. Makin people disappear. Breaking into the federal government and destroying evidence them look bad.
AbsalonLands of Always WinterRegistered Userregular
edited January 2012
I don't like this one bit, personally, having had my life made easier by MU at several occasions. I am also not very hostile towards Anonymous, as I like some of the things they have done even while I recognize they have also acted unethically and in violation of laws as well. Meh, the law is the law, I can't claim this is wrong or anything.
The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.
Dark Raven X: Depends on the website really. But they're doing this to government websites, so yeah, I'm pretty sure this at least comes close to being terrorism.
It's... tricky. Terrorism is a loaded word with no strict legal definition.
It's illegal action taken with the intent of causing terror and political change, so the broadest definitions say yes. On the other hand, loaded word. Anonymous generally is trying to send the message "don't do things we don't like, or we will fuck you up ha ha", if memory serves, but if we're using the same word for low level stuff like that and suicide bombers, at best it's like theft applying to both shoplifting and massive market fraud. At worst, we're getting serious conflation of the issues.
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the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
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the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.
3.
a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
Edit: You can argue that this is in fact terrorism, but it's not really all that vague what it is.
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Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if Labor had not first existed. Labor is superior to capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. - Lincoln
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the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
2.
the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.
3.
a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
Edit: You can argue that this is in fact terrorism, but it's not really all that vague what it is.
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literally running offshore forced labor camps
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Steam
nah it is fine every once in a while
depends on the website in question
also terrorism is a pretty vague term
ahahhahahah this fucking post
Dark Raven X: Depends on the website really. But they're doing this to government websites, so yeah, I'm pretty sure this at least comes close to being terrorism.
Steam
It's... tricky. Terrorism is a loaded word with no strict legal definition.
It's illegal action taken with the intent of causing terror and political change, so the broadest definitions say yes. On the other hand, loaded word. Anonymous generally is trying to send the message "don't do things we don't like, or we will fuck you up ha ha", if memory serves, but if we're using the same word for low level stuff like that and suicide bombers, at best it's like theft applying to both shoplifting and massive market fraud. At worst, we're getting serious conflation of the issues.
Why I fear the ocean.
the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrorism
1.
the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
2.
the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization.
3.
a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
Edit: You can argue that this is in fact terrorism, but it's not really all that vague what it is.
ahahhahahah this fucking post
sorry only browns can cause terror my b
bro...
pip hates faces
I too like political rhetoric from an anarchist
Intimation? Yes.
Destruction of Property? Yes.
Interference with Electronic System? Yes
I declare terror level mauve.
your = belonging to you
their = belonging to them
there = not here
they're = they are
it's incredibly open to interpretation
that's why it's vague
your = belonging to you
their = belonging to them
there = not here
they're = they are
Steam
I never said they were good at it.
Also, old people.
Why I fear the ocean.
as did your post
I don't buy this for a second but I suppose the thinking could go 'if they could down the FBI/CIA/blahblah site they could do worse'
or something
i guess
yeah
that's the issue
If anything important is on the website that the owner doesn't want people finding out about.
Steam
when empornium.us went down I screamed for a solid week
Saying it's terrorism kind of crosses a line into hyperbole however, considering how the first thing that comes to mind is various forms of murder.
I can just as easily argue that you posting is meant to inspire terror, and you're also just profoundly incompetent.
your = belonging to you
their = belonging to them
there = not here
they're = they are
not quite the same thing