Thread: Anonymous: Operation Onslaught (Please look!)

I believe in the necessity of a venue and activity for social justice that exists outside of the framework of the society they feel is oppressive. It's necessary, it can do good. I have no idea if this counts. It's not samizdat. It's not passing forbidden books through Chinese checkpoints. It's not anyone risking anything that I have seen lately. I mean, the wikilinks guy, perhaps, but beyond that? It's more people taking credit for stuff that's been there for years. I've known Scientology is a cult for twenty years. TWENTY YEARS of this evidence. Anonymous didn't expose shit, there, as far as I'm concerned. And here's the thing there's not a conspiracy. There doesn't have to be. You don't call it a conspiracy when it's legal, it's announced, publicized hell, it's taxpayer supported. Whether it should be or not, that's a separate question. The corporate players and the political lapdogs don't hide it it's in their public donation records. They don't have to hide it who's going to stop them? See, if Anonymous came up with a way to do that, that's great! Now you just have to get America to care! Because none of this stuff has really been a secret conspiracy for decades. Hell, people will pretty much admit Bush stole the 2000 election illegally, now, but who can do anything about it? If Anonymous wants to be a player? Let 'em take something that's already well known and MAKE IT STICK. Really, just make the consequences hold to the people they're supposed to. Seriously, anyone with free time can find out about the links between largely-unregulated-Big Medical Insurance and the rabid shouting-down of any real medical reform which would directly positively affect every single American citizen who makes less than 500,000 a year, and indirectly positively affect everyone else, no matter what you've been told, the campaign payments and ad time records are there, it's pretty clear the money just looked after its own interests and fuck any citizens who actually pay for this shit who might have benefited, so who's going to pay for their dickery? Nobody, because it's last year and the public doesn't care and doesn't hold them accountable because nobody brings it up and if they do, they lie about it one way or another. Anonymous could keep a politician's sins in mind, keep them from brushing their shit under other people's rugs. That could create change, right? But they won't. Because they're people, too, and they're just as short-attention-span as everyone else. Besides, that's not big, flashy, sexy, or anything else that draws people. It's just people being held accountable for their actions. And that bores just about everyone unless it's done like Hollywood! Anonymous might be necessary. But I don't think it is yet useful in any real sense. And really, I thin it serves an excellent purpose distracting the public from the real trouble. It's like, Anonymous is making lots of noise about the window, when the real issue is corporate termites destroying the foundation and every board of wood in the house. Long as they keep the attention off the structure, they're free to do what they want. So sure, kick up trouble about the window, the door, the TV. Anything you want, kids. Enjoy! Sure, you're doing good, sure you are. Now roll over so I can pet your tummy. Maybe I'm old, but that's my initial thoughts on Anonymous.