Re:Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak
by jlgreco on Friday November 15, 2013 @05:31PM
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No, I think it is you that does not understand:
> "The actual group of Anonymous [...]"
There is no such thing. Not in any traditional sense. Talking about "Anonymous, the group" is like talking about "Kilroy, the GI."
Re:Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak
by krapp on Friday November 15, 2013 @07:18PM
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> Talking about "Anonymous, the group" is like talking about "Kilroy, the GI."
I wonder how many people here are even going to get that reference...
Re:Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak
by jlgreco on Friday November 15, 2013 @07:27PM
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Apparently "Kilroy" is specifically an American thing, but I don't think it is too obscure. For the curious: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here
I thought it was a good comparison because of the "graffiti/website defacement" angle.
Re:Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak
by D9u on Friday November 15, 2013 @09:41PM
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If not "Kilroy" then how about "Emmanuel Goldstein?"
Re:Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak
by CoryG89 on Friday November 15, 2013 @07:21PM
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Yeah, I don't look at Anonymous nearly the same way you do. I think of Anonymous as an idea or a principle rather than an actual group. I see no reason why anonymity cannot have a place in activism.
I honestly don't appreciate Anonymous. If you want to be an activist, show your face and your identity. The world doesn't need an incubator of batman.