Anonymous Threatens Fox News Over Occupy Wall Street

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

Is this really Anonymous??

Considering that Anonymous is a movement/label...Yeah, it is.

But it's also probably not the same "anonymous" that supported wikileaks or whatever.

Probably the same guys that shut down WBC, though.

 

[HyenaThePirate]

Sometimes the community here is really fickle. I see bunches of posts that Anon are a bunch of douche-bags if they mess with your favorite gaming site, gaming network, or just anything you like, but then I see a bunch of posts cheering them as heroes when they attack something you don't like. So, which is it guys? Are your minds so changeable and easily bought on a whim?

Anonymous is a loose cannon that can not be trusted, no matter what they do. They are a bunch of cyber-vigilantes that have their own agenda and reasons which has no necessary alignment to the betterment of society. They are just out for their own aggrandizement and asserting their influence over others such to obtain a sense of self-importance. They hide behind the mask of anonymity to escape paying the true price required of being a hero of the people, i.e. having to actually put yourself out there and risk personal harm to make a statement. These people do not fight for freedom and justice in anyway. Their actions can not be compared to the legendary actions of those who put themselves and their loved ones at risk for the sake of what they believed and the defense of their principles. Dr. King did not hide behind a mask; Joan of Arc did not hide behind a mask; Mahatma Gandhi did not hide behind a mask; the students of the Woolworth's sit-in did not hide behind a mask; the students of Tiananmen Square did not hide behind a mask; and none of the recent revolutionaries around the world hide behind a mask. These people put themselves out there, risk their very lives for what they believe in. Anonymous does not even come close.

I don't like Fox News either; however, they are allowed to say whatever they want, as long as it does not incite violence or harm against others, regardless of whether I agree. They are free to speak their minds, just as I'm free to not listen. But, this is what true freedom means. It is not subject to my own personal whims of whether I agree with the message. But, this is precisely how Anonymous is interpreting freedom; you are free as long as they agree with you having that freedom. This twisted thinking only results in the subjugation of society to the whims of these nameless, faceless few, meaning that, in the end, Anonymous becomes the biggest group of tyrants in existence. They are the very evil they seek so fervently to depose.

This is further complicated by the fact Anonymous can be disjoint in its motivations, meaning there can be factions of the same collective that have opposing motivations and actions. Yet, they are all associated under the same umbrella as Anonymous. For someone standing on the outside, there can be no way of knowing with whom you are dealing at any given moment when someone claims to be a member of Anonymous. There can be no guarantee that the group truly has alignment with your own interests or needs.

As long as this is the case with Anonymous, I can have no trust or respect for this group or its actions, regardless of whatever incidental benefit may come.

 

[zarix2311]

Why are they even telling fox? Why wait? Is there even a reason to not shut it down?

 

[Nathan Atkinson]

I find both sides of this fight to be pretty stupid for obvious reasons...

But I will enjoy watching them both smolder in flames afterwards *grabs popcorn*.

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

Is this really Anonymous??

Considering that Anonymous is a movement/label...Yeah, it is.

But it's also probably not the same "anonymous" that supported wikileaks or whatever.

Probably the same guys that shut down WBC, though.

The WBC is shut down? When did that happen?

It was only for a day or two, and it was MONTHS ago.

Someone loosely connected to anonymous/hackers in general (according to an Anon member, anyway) took down most of WBCs sites. Then, someone from WBC went on live TV in a chat/debate/slap-fest with someone claiming to be from anonymous. After a few minutes, the Anon guy said "ok, hold on.....There. We've just taken down your last operational site. On live TV. Kthanxbai."

 

[Metalix Knightmare]

They're just a bunch of bored hackers. No matter the intentions, illegal is illegal. I'm sure if Dr. King could get people to do things the legal way, they can too.

Dr. King was an amazingly charismatic man who could bring crowds to tears with his words working against a massive and long running social issue that a number of people were sick of that had resulted in countless deaths. The Anons don't really have that ability to influence others and Fox most likely wouldn't even notice anything else they could muster.

 

[CosmicCommander]

As much as I detest Fox News, I do think they should be free to express whatever they want. Or is belittling others a crime now, according to the fucking hipster dipshits of Anonymous? Probably is, the self-entitled cunts.

 

[CosmicCommander]

-Double post-

 

[The Cheshire]

Go get them, Anon!

 

[Dutch 924]

Fox have had this coming for a long time.

I just hope Anonymous doesn't take it too far, otherwise they might start being portrayed as the bad guy.

 

[HyenaThePirate]

Fox have had this coming for a long time.

I just hope Anonymous doesn't take it too far, otherwise they might start being portrayed as the bad guy.

They might START??

 

[Parnage]

Anon Supporters of Free Speech!

So long as it's the kind of free speech they agree with.

This isn't the first time, this won't be the last time. Bunch of a hypocritical V wannabe's. Disgusting. Just like the protesters themselves. Bwhohoho.

 

[Saarai-fan]

So Anonymous is going to Hack the Fox News website? Is it only that site, or will they go after websites that are from pundits and contributors of the news organization? Such as Bill O'Reilly website, Sean Hannity's, Glenn Beck's, Dick Morris', Ann Coulter's, Bernard Goldberg's, Michelle Malkin's, and among others? If so, this might be quite big. Also wonder how long they'll "shut down" the website/s. Be interesting for them to do so for quite a few months. Or even until after the 2012 election is over. Heck, if they find any e-mails that were to find any hidden wrongdoing going on at Fox and send them to another news organization or third party, that be interesting as well. Not saying Fox necessarly deserves to Hacked probably, but I agree they've been belittling the protestors, cherry picking a few loons within it to say that's how all of them act, and deserve to be called out for it at least.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Eh. Have fun, and good hunting, Anon. It should make for entertaining news, if nothing else.

 

[dbdanny]

This will end up doing ALOT more bad than good, and if Anon really were the freedom fighters of justice and chocolate boobies than they would understand that....

 

[Fbuh]

Oh no! Not the Fox News website!

This is relevant: http://xkcd.com/932/

I missed that one. Awesome.

I love it when people think taking down a website is equivalent to hacking the Pentagon.

Yeah, but the level of intelligence that surrounds Fox News is about on par with panel two.

 

[Something Amyss]

Yeah, but the level of intelligence that surrounds Fox News is about on par with panel two.

Yeah, but unless they hack the cable, nobody will notice. I mean, how many of them do you think can work the internet?

Or manage the "on" button on a computer? >.>

Actually, I'd crack up if anonymous pulled a "Max Headroom Incident."