Slashdot Mirror
Internet Group Declares War on Scientology
Darkman, Walkin Dude writes "An internet group calling itself Anonymous has declared war on the Church of Scientology, in the form of an ominous posting to the YouTube site. 'In the statement, the group explained their goal as safeguarding the right to freedom of speech. "A spokesperson said that the group's goals include bringing an end to the financial exploitation of Church members and protecting the right to free speech, a right which they claim was consistently violated by the Church of Scientology in pursuit of its opponents." The press release also claimed that the Church of Scientology misused copyright and trademark law in order to remove criticism from websites including Digg and YouTube. The statement goes on to assert that the attacks from the group "will continue until the Church of Scientology reacts, at which point they will change strategy".' It should be noted that Slashdot users have had interactions with Scientology in the past as well."
I think he means more a group of people who could be very obnoxious and rather ineffective at achieving their goals because they don't realize that internet hype does not translate well into real-world hype, and lots of signs, bedsheets on overpasses, and a blimp will not get your candidate elected. And relatively sane? Ron Paul had some sane people onboard, but he also had some real loonies. KKK, Troofers, Alex Jones lunatics, and all-around psychos who couldn't stop ranting about him in some way.