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."

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Scientology is Just a Business

[BoRegardless]

Suck in the losers, invtroverts, and weak and tell them they can do better with their consulting methods and give the weak a free "audit". Shuck and jive the loser and convince him to continue, but of course then he has to pay big time.

FOX 11 Investigates: 'Anonymous'

[Dr.Altaica]

IS case you want to know more about this group here is a report FOX did.
http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=3894628

Re:The war

[sm62704]

It'll be amusing to watch, though.

I don't know, I get the feeling that this organization called "anonymous" is probably four or five guys (or maybe only one) with basically zero power to do anything whatever.

You college kids should study history. Nobody ever accomplished anything great, whether building a skyscraper, remodeling a kitchen, or stopping the Vietnam War without massive property damage.

Blow up the Scientologists' HQ and I'll make some popcorn. Untill then I'll yawn and ignore it like everyone else.

-mcgrew

No soup for YOU.

Re:More Interesting...

[runderwo]

Yes. A large group in the US has decided to block his rise to power, since his policies would grievously threaten their interests. Little is known about this shadowy organisation beyond its name - 'The Voting Public'.

Yeah, except if you actually go knock on doors or make phone calls, maybe 1 out of 10 people has even heard of him, and all they know is the televised smear campaign (which, thankfully, most average people are skeptical of from the start). It seems to me if there is something that stands in the way of his campaign for restoring lost freedom and a sound economy, it is not the voting public. If not the media, it's the non-voting public that don't value freedom, don't value the Republic, and settle for whatever they get, as long as they don't have to bother to go vote.