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Hit Them Where They Live

What happens when the war against Serious Business becomes Serious Business itself? Steven Croop analyzes Project Chanology, Anonymous' now legendary battle against the Church of Scientology.

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Simski

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Urgh, I hate the raiders...
They messed things up badly, taking alot of shit too seriously.
I personally do not worry about Scientology more than any other religion/cult.
I'd rather have them protesting things that actually matter, such as Christianity.
THAT would be something worth recognizing anonymous for, not just some shitty cult protest performing like they did at the Boston fail party.
 

Zallest

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Hail the wise beard man, his words are wise his face is beard.

I used to be a frequent poster on 4chon but after it became the new hip thing like facebook or myspace i took my leave because it just wasn't a super fun secret internet club anymore. Althou i do often visit /a/.

Project Chanology was however something that caught my intrest. 4chan has taught me one thing that i would not live without and that is "Internet is serious business" which i always assumed was said with a sarcastic tone because it is not serious business...

I think what Anon did was a good thing. It caught the public eye and made most people look at Scientology not as a religion but as what it is, a cult. Although Anon generly prefer to stay away or atleast USED TO prefer staying out of the public eye i think that this was a good message. About saying that "Most protesters were new" or as Anon would say it "Protesters are Newfags", that is just Anon turning on itself which always does. Anon always fight with other Anon so it is no suprise.

This article thou? needs moar desu

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Simski said:
Urgh, I hate the raiders...
They messed things up badly, taking alot of shit too seriously.
I personally do not worry about Scientology more than any other religion/cult.
I'd rather have them protesting things that actually matter, such as Christianity.
THAT would be something worth recognizing anonymous for, not just some shitty cult protest performing like they did at the Boston fail party.
Raiders exist for one reason, to make something into serious business and make you mad.. if they can frustraite you and make you hate them then they have won the game, it is best to just ignore them and pretend their not there, don't feed the troll :/
 

PlasticPorter

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Yeah your right scientology does nothing to worry about at all...
except maybe kidnap people from their families, bribe and blackmail the government so they don't have to obey the law, threaten sue and actually physicly harm anyone who openly criticizes them on any level whatsoever, yeah maybe we should have left Charles Manson alone instead of arresting him. Instead we can go protest some horrible stuff... christianity...has..done...in the last...century? The reason people protested is because the CoS thinks they can get away with whatever they want and hurt anybody they want and that the law doesn't apply to them, thats why it matters
I'm curious what has christianity done in the last century thats even worth calling the cops about much less protesting? (it has to be the entire religion of christianity not just one creepy priest)
 

Maruza

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Nice article, the writing from the Escapist is always refreshing.

"4chan's legendary apathy towards the real world triumphed."

Counter-culture is not fueled by apathy; that's just silly.
 

Simski

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Zallest said:
Hail the wise beard man, his words are wise his face is beard.

I used to be a frequent poster on 4chon but after it became the new hip thing like facebook or myspace i took my leave because it just wasn't a super fun secret internet club anymore. Althou i do often visit /a/.
I still visit /b/ every now and then, however mostly just for the porn and in hope of better times (like when /b/ was good, haha).
Although I seriously miss the good old times where I joined and anyone not old enough would get underage b&, where anyone asking something would be flamed and be told to lurk moar, and when leaving the board for a week would mean you'd have alot of memes to catch up on...
Zallest said:
Project Chanology was however something that caught my intrest. 4chan has taught me one thing that i would not live without and that is "Internet is serious business" which i always assumed was said with a sarcastic tone because it is not serious business...

I think what Anon did was a good thing. It caught the public eye and made most people look at Scientology not as a religion but as what it is, a cult. Although Anon generly prefer to stay away or atleast USED TO prefer staying out of the public eye i think that this was a good message. About saying that "Most protesters were new" or as Anon would say it "Protesters are Newfags", that is just Anon turning on itself which always does. Anon always fight with other Anon so it is no suprise.

This article thou? needs moar desu
When project Chanology was new, I really didn't care that much.
To me, Scientology was just another religion (although I'm aware that they're classified as a cult).
I never understood the big deal, why anonymous would actually give a crap about them when we have had so many religions among us all along, and why Scientology would receive a different treatment.
The message to me, was simply a waste of time and a double standard towards every other religion.

As I often had a tendency to get trolled, I have learned the phrase "Serious business" the hard way.
I would most definitely not say that the protesters are fighting serious business, rather they are enforcing it.
They're taking things too seriously, and they're putting unnecessary attention onto /b/ while doing it.

I will have to admit that there was a time I considered joining into the raids just for the fun of meeting other people... but meh, I live too far way from most of the raids anyway.

Zallest said:
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Simski said:
Urgh, I hate the raiders...
They messed things up badly, taking alot of shit too seriously.
I personally do not worry about Scientology more than any other religion/cult.
I'd rather have them protesting things that actually matter, such as Christianity.
THAT would be something worth recognizing anonymous for, not just some shitty cult protest performing like they did at the Boston fail party.
Raiders exist for one reason, to make something into serious business and make you mad.. if they can frustraite you and make you hate them then they have won the game, it is best to just ignore them and pretend their not there, don't feed the troll :/
You did that on purpose didn't you?
I just lost the game.

Luckily I don't see alot of raiders anymore, although I hate how they practically invited people into 4chan somehow made /b/ even worse :/
 

Zallest

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Simski said:
I still visit /b/ every now and then, however mostly just for the porn and in hope of better times (like when /b/ was good, haha).
/b/ was never good.
Simski said:
I never understood the big deal, why anonymous would actually give a crap about them when we have had so many religions among us all along, and why Scientology would receive a different treatment.
a bored Anonymous needs something to do.

Simski said:
You did that on purpose didn't you?
Yes i did
 

MorkFromOrk

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And this group Anonymous somehow presents a healthier, more constructive approach to humanity and the world we all live in?
 

Mstrswrd

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ThePlasmatizer said:
Someone actually took the time to write an article on /b/...
I know. Actually, a dorm-mate of mine was arrested for being part of Anonymous (he was a hacker).

Also, I feel I must post links to pictures. Somewhat NSFW. Nothing visibly too graphic. Remember people, /b/ has many horrible parts, but is a gold-mine for funny pictures (and disgust, but lets not go there).

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u189/mstrswrd/Btard.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u189/mstrswrd/l8CkuU4jZschIS8qdG.png
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u189/mstrswrd/1209501492229.jpg

I think that's enough.
 

Sardonac

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The whole scientology issue is overblown but it's nice to think /b/ went outside and got some fresh air. Even if it was filtered by a V-Mask.
 

Simski

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Magic Smoothie said:
YOU FORGOT RULES 1 AND 2. >C
Rule 1 and 2 only apply during raids.

Mstrswrd said:
ThePlasmatizer said:
Someone actually took the time to write an article on /b/...
I know. Actually, a dorm-mate of mine was arrested for being part of Anonymous (he was a hacker).

Also, I feel I must post links to pictures. Somewhat NSFW. Nothing visibly too graphic. Remember people, /b/ has many horrible parts, but is a gold-mine for funny pictures (and disgust, but lets not go there).

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u189/mstrswrd/Btard.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u189/mstrswrd/l8CkuU4jZschIS8qdG.png
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u189/mstrswrd/1209501492229.jpg

I think that's enough.
Didn't your dorm-mate get arrested for hacking rather than for being a part of anonymous... 'cause really, only Fox news think anonymous are hackers on steroids.
Oh and Oprah thinking anonymous is a highly organized group dedicated to spreading child pornography... "they have over 9000 penises and they're all raping children!"... haha.
 

smallharmlesskitten

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Over 9000 attempted raids on this site soon? /b/ does take offence sometimes.

Seriously... Just ignore them and they will go away. No bid deal.
 

insanelich

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Bleh, /b/ was never good. So now it's full of idiots, and nothing of value was lost.
/b/ is the place where all internet culture eventually arrives and gets mixed with all the rest. And by analyzing what comes out of /b/ you can determine a lot of the current state of the internet, much like studying the feces of an animal.

And of course, some people just prefer to wallow in a pool of shit.

Magic Smoothie said:
YOU FORGOT RULES 1 AND 2. >C
/b/ is not Fight Club.
 

SimuLord

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As RAK alluded to, /b/ has been exposed for what it is; its attempts to garner mainstream attention and call attention to itself became a grand example of "be careful what you wish for", as they have now become an object of ridicule that people have actually heard of, all while attracting scores of "n00bs" and passers-by who have, for the "classic" /b/tard, ruined the experience.

What had the potential to be a Crowning Moment of Awesome turned into a sputtering climax, as satisfying to its members as a premature ejaculation would be to a virgin girl on her wedding night.

Personally, as someone who has despised /b/ and its impact on Internet culture for years now, I couldn't be happier to see them sink into (even greater) irrelevance.