Anonymous 2.0
In the last few months I've spent a lot of time thinking about Scientology, why it's popular among celebrities, why it's so controversial, and how it has managed to exist and grow in spite of an outspoken and tenacious critical community pushing against it.
This process of analysis wouldn't have existed without the emergence of a group of internet activists calling themselves Anonymous. I wish to take nothing away from the grizzled and wearied vets who've paved the way over the last two decades to expose the seedy, sinister and dangerous underbelly of the CoS heirarchy, but what these brave critics lacked were the numbers. Anonymous, by its very nature, represents numbers, bodies, a mass.
Present day Scientology CLAIMS it has changed and reformed itself from the scandal known as Operation Snow White, when in the early 80's several members of the Church were arrested and convicted on charges stemming from their attempts to infiltrate, penetrate and corrupt out own federal government. I contend their claims are dubious, but I do so with the vast amount of resources, irrefutable data and unimpeachable sources from provided by the mass of Anonymous.
As with all movements, Anonymous has reached a crossroads and it must decide how it will move forward. This faceless army is at once both enigmatic and ever-evolving. As we posted a couple days back, there are factions within the group of people calling themselves Anonymous, who have disparate views on who they are how they wish to be perceived. I sense a shift coming. While most are reluctant to distance themselves from their origins, the "hive" as they sometimes refer to themselves, understand the obstacles they are facing.
Some in Anonymous may be wondering "How do we prove ourselves to be this "conscious-driven" wave of activists without fracturing and disrupting the hive?"
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