Anonymous hacks neo-Nazi sites
Hacker group Anonymous has taken action once again this week, this time in a widespread campaign against American neo-Nazi websites.
"Operation Blitzkrieg", as the attack was ironically dubbed, targeted specifically the sites of the American Third Position, an active political party espousing a doctrine that closely resembles fascist ideology and white nationalism. The site of Merlin Miller, the party's nominee for the 2012 presidential election was also attacked.
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Several thousand personal emails as well as forum messages and personal information were posted by Anonymous under their logo and the words "Goodnight, White Pride".
In an issued statement, the hackers involved made claims that American congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul was in contact with members of the American Third Position, apparently discovering a "disturbingly high amount of members [...] involved in campaigning for Ron Paul".
The statement continues, deeming Paul's libertarian politics as "racist", and "viciously anti-immigrant".
Members of Anonymous have in the past voiced both support and disagreement with Paul, videos under the collective identity being posted in his praise, as well as to threaten the disruption of the Iowa nominating caucuses should Paul come close to victory.
Anonymous operates as a collective, without any centralized authority or decision making system. Members of the group have described it as “nothing but an idea, an internet meme, which can be appropriated by anyone, at any time.” Therefore there is no unifying ideology or political leaning, and an attack which seems to bear such a political focus stands out.
Some fringe supporters of Ron Paul have even gone so far as to label it an "FBI false flag operation". Hashtags on twitter, meanwhile, link Anonymous' latest move with "antifa", an anarchist anti-fascist organization.
Regardless of the truth of the claims made about the GOP candidate, it highlights the inconsistency which is inherent within Anonymous, as well as the uses and purposes of such an entity.
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What not to like about Ron Paul?
There is a good video with a black guy saying thank you to Ron Paul because in 1971 he was the only doctor in a hospital willing to help his white wife deliver a baby.
How is this racist?
Band of dumb kids.
A common smear used against Paul, because someone of some particular view endorses or supports Paul, Paul must agree with said persons view - one must suspend logic for this to make sense.
They also use blantant inaccuracies in their statement:
"anti-immigrant,"
False, Paul wants to INCREASE immigration and make it EASIER to immigrate to the United States: "Protect Lawful Immigrants – As President, Ron Paul will encourage legal immigration by streamlining the entry process without rewarding lawbreakers." "Immigrants who want to work hard, obey our laws, and live the American Dream have always been great assets." http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/immigration/
"anti-abortion"
False, Ron Paul wants to leave it to the States to decide per the Tenth Amendment as abortion is not listed in Article I, Section 8. "* Immediately saving lives by effectively repealing Roe v. Wade and preventing activist judges from interfering with state decisions on life by removing abortion from federal court jurisdiction through legislation modeled after his “We the People Act.”" http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/abortion/
"and against gay marriage"
False, Ron Paul wants to leave it to the States to decide per the Tenth Amendment as marriage is not listed in Article I, Section 8. Beyond this Paul has stated that even State governments should get out of the buisness of regulating marriage as it is a social contract between individuals (gay or straight). In fact, Ron Paul is the only Republican candidate who hasn't pledged to defend 'traditional' marriage, which has led to the National Organization for Marriage (who endrosed Gingrich, a guy who has been divorced twice) buying attack ads against him.
Anonymous confirmed for Communist Shabbos Goyim.
His views are "liberal", "libertarian" and "Conservative". So he has a propensity to rankle feathers, across the board as well as get support, across the board.
PayPal founder Peter Thiel contributes $900K to Ron Paul Super PAC! WOW! http://www.examiner.com/libertarian-in-denver/paypal-founder-peter-thiel-contributes-900k-to-ron-paul-super-pac
American Senator Ron Paul? And all this time I was under the impression that he was the Congressman from Texas. Perhaps I should feel really "sheepish" for not having had my facts straight.
American Senator Ron Paul 2012!!!
While first recognizing Anonymous is simply an "idea" that idea is internet freedom. So hacking an internet site for posting something you find offense goes against the entire idea of Anonymous.
Sorry but this story is a giant FAIL and if people did this using the Anonymous banner they should be ashamed.
And people don't seem to understand that a libertarian can only be considered "racist" if you think opposition to affirmative action is racism...while not realizing that affirmative action itself is a racist ideology.
A Libertarian doesn't have to be a racist, that's true. I am sure that most of them are not. But that doesn't mean there isn't a reason why racists are attracted to a Libertarian like Ron Paul.
The reason being, if Libertarians had their way, there would be no government laws against race descrimination, and nobody to stop white supremacists and other racist groups from driving all the non-white people out of town/city/state. Sure they couldn't do it with violence, but they can openly refuse to serve black people, openly charge them higher rates of interest, even charge them extortionate prices for basic goods, like bread, milk, gas etc. Just like it used to be before the Civil Rights laws were passed in the 1960s -- laws that the Pauls, father and son, are on record as opposing.
Racial discrimination (and no, not the "racism against whites" idiocy) is still a problem in this country. Even with laws in place, many people of color experience it on a weekly basis, if not more often. Study after study shows that to be true. Just think how much worse things would be in this country if all the anti-raciism, anti-discrimination laws were swept away by Ron Paul and his Libertarian friends. South American ghettos would be nothing compared to what we would have here in America.
Libertarianism many not be a racist political ideology, but it certainly would allow racism to thrive and prosper if it was ever the law of the land in the USA. That is why so many racists are flocking to Ron Paul's rallys -- a Ron Paul victory would bring them that much closer to a whites-only future.
(One only has to read some of the comments on this thread to see how true that is.)