Originally posted by wienerschnitzel
lol i didn't realize there was a scientology church on (queen?) is that the street? ((sorry it's been a while)) i used to get my hair cut at house of lords..
Yonge, South of Charles.
noikeee
i'm surprised they reached this point.
either way, i'm not sure the "potential" the internet has for gathering offline random events is necessarily a good thing.
MrJiveBoJingles
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Originally posted by noikeee
either way, i'm not sure the "potential" the internet has for gathering offline random events is necessarily a good thing.
Why is that?
noikeee
- mob-mentality and a chaotic atmosphere, possibly leading into violent/aggressive acts. didn't happen this time, but could.
- the fact that these protests, considered acceptable by the internets, are against an institution that calls itself a religion (although we all know that's a joke). there's a fine line between this and religious intolerance.
MrJiveBoJingles
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Originally posted by noikeee
- mob-mentality and a chaotic atmosphere, possibly leading into violent/aggressive acts. didn't happen this time, but could.
Why would that happen more with Internet-organized protests than ones organized by conventional means?
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- the fact that these protests, considered acceptable by the internets, are against an institution that calls itself a religion (although we all know that's a joke). there's a fine line between this and religious intolerance.
Protests are still part of free speech when they protest against a protected activity.
noikeee
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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Why would that happen more with Internet-organized protests than ones organized by conventional means?
My impression of 4chan people is that half of them are unbalanced weirdos. I don't get the same impression from most conventional organizations.
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Protests are still part of free speech when they protest against a protected activity.
I'm not saying these protests should be forbidden, just that organizing anything that goes deeper than these could be a bad idea and cause more harm than good.
Abercrombie
Scientologists get Rick-Rolled clip;
nefardec
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Originally posted by noikeee
- mob-mentality and a chaotic atmosphere, possibly leading into violent/aggressive acts. didn't happen this time, but could.
- the fact that these protests, considered acceptable by the internets, are against an institution that calls itself a religion (although we all know that's a joke). there's a fine line between this and religious intolerance.
i'm sorry , but this is not religious intolerance - it's not the religion that they are against, but possible criminal acts...
religious intolerance is a bad thing when it is state-sponsored and enforced
free citizens ought to have the right to be intolerant, whether you like it or not
it's like the practice of ostracism in greek democracy
also
i really like the subtle connection of rick astley's lyrics with anon's gripes against scientology
Clovis
I'll once again agree with RJT's assessment of Scientology as an "Idiot Filter".
noikeee
fine, i do think free speech should be as free as possible
but i'll take advantage of that free speech to label the 4chan guys as borderline ****s for being borderline intolerant ;)
tubularbills
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Originally posted by Abercrombie
Scientologists get Rick-Rolled clip;
