Registered: Feb 2004
Location: where blue skies meet the sunrise
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Originally posted by RJT
So your opinion is freedom of religion/freedom of speech should only apply to certain folks beliefs and not others?
I'm certainly no fan of Scientology, but people are more than welcome to make their own mistakes as far as I'm concerned.
I don't think I like the idea of a group of pissed off/bored internet kids deciding what is or is not socially acceptable.
Fucks sake, think about what kind of world that would be.
i hate scientology too. but i think their reasoning has something to do with scientology trying to censor other peoples' freedom of speech.
Jan-24-2008 20:54
RJT
last minute disco
Registered: Oct 2004
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by jonze
i hate scientology too. but i think their reasoning has something to do with scientology trying to censor other peoples' freedom of speech.
To be honest, the legal system in this country has done a pretty good job at bitch-slapping the frivolous lawsuits Scientologists have filed right back to whichever absurd planet Xenu came from. I really don't think we need a bunch of douchebag, wannabe cyber vigilantes playing police.
It's only funny because Scientologists are near universally despised - if it were Catholics, people from Africa, the government of Iceland, white males ages 18-34, etc., people would be furious - they would demand that these "anonymous" individuals be hunted down and prosecuted to the fullest extent the law allows.
All I'm saying is that it's very easy to read this story and go "Haha, stupid ass Scientologists getting what they deserve" without thinking at all of the implications of saying such things.
Anonymous has therefore decided that your organisation should be destroyed.
There are many things about that statement that takes it way beyond funny, I think.
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Jan-24-2008 21:10
bas
Stronger Lover
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Here I Am Baby
Wouldn't life be grand if Anon just took care of everything? I can't wait to get started on my collection of underage midget mule porn.
Jan-24-2008 21:14
nchs09
Traceaddict in training
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Inside your mum
I hear they get epic lulz from doing this...
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Jan-24-2008 21:18
nefardec
Tranceaddict in tranning
Registered: Oct 2004
Location:
to me it seems the "war" is more of a war of information, and these annoying 4chan types have every right to conduct such a war for the same reason scientology has a right to do what it does
(brandon bird, hilarious and clever little artist with whom i had the pleasure of living with for a year)
Jan-24-2008 21:39
idoru
You Can Call Me Al
Registered: May 2004
Location: Cascadia
They've declared "war" on many, many different things before. Scientology just happens to be at a really high point in the limelight right now, so this "declaration of war" is going to receive more publicity than everything else they've done. It'll probably continue for about a month before they get bored and move on to another target. That's usually what happens.
Big whoop.
Jan-24-2008 21:43
noikeee
dubstep convert
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: lost and wandering looking for directions.
quote:
Originally posted by RJT
So your opinion is freedom of religion/freedom of speech should only apply to certain folks beliefs and not others?
I'm certainly no fan of Scientology, but people are more than welcome to make their own mistakes as far as I'm concerned.
I don't think I like the idea of a group of pissed off/bored internet kids deciding what is or is not socially acceptable.
Fucks sake, think about what kind of world that would be.
And you think 4chan kids will ever become an organization powerful enough to influencing the world on what is or isn't socially acceptable?
I think you might be overestimating them...
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