Gather the Troops and Circle the Wagons Li'l Lady, We're Going to War!

There's been a lot happening in the world of Internet v. World of late, most notably the Anonymous vs. Scientology debacle. There have been falsified "powder attacks" against the Church, and Anonymous groups have started scouting raids to see what the lay of the land is like. Some have acted prematurely and immaturely; however, others are stepping forward to help put those faghats back in their place.

There was some concern within the people behind Operation Chanology as to whether they were doing the right thing, if anything was actually going to happen with this. Despite their all-star cast of Ex-Clams backing them, there's still the concern of "What about the others?" Though scared, though facing repercussions, the 'others' decided to step forward and voice their support in a powerful message:





These messages have bolstered their ranks and offered hope to other possible Ex-Clams, but there is something more important at stake, something that Anonymous needs if they're going to succeed: some exposure. While there have been some minor news bits circulating around, mostly footnotes surrounding larger stories, today Anonymous received an amazing windfall: NPR ran a surprisingly fair and balanced story on the conflict. This is amazing because it means that Anonymous is now public domain. People unconnected to the internet in such a way (like my own loving mother, Xenu bless her offspring and give us all space cessnas) now have a way of hearing about this, which is exactly what is needed and necessary.

The more people who know the truth, the stronger the movement goes. The more that's revealed, the less strength the Church can hope to gain, no matter how many celebrities they recruit. Gotta love their double-standards (excerpt courtesy of the the Something Awful forum goons):

Check this out, I'll translate for you:

HCO (Hubbard Communication Office) Policy Letter, Jan AD13 (He send these out by the hundreds)
Central Org
OBJECTIVE THREE
Celebrities (Interesting!)

Rapid dissemination (basically, the quick spread of the 'religion') can be attained with the advent of 2-12, by the rehabilitation of celebrities who are just beyond or just approaching their prime. This includes well known to the public and well liked but who has passed his or her prime, or any rising figure. The Association or Organization Secretary is to personally do all contact work. A Class IV auditor only may be assigned to do the actual processing. The only process to be used is routine 2-12 utilizing a special List One. (Here comes the kicker!) The pay is to be "Any contribution you would care to make if we have helped." No other pay is demanded.

HAH, special treatment in Ron's own words, proof they target celebrities to spread their vile lies.

Courtesy of Routine 2-12, which I'll be damned if I can decipher. Supposedly they hook you up to the E-Meter (a mystical low-grade electrical impulse reader, like a really shitty lie detector) and read you the list of words and phrases. If the needle jumps at the end of a certain word or phrase, that's what Scientologists call a "rock-slam" and will hammer you about that aspect of Scientology, trying to discover what you have against X aspect of the 'religion'. Really ineffective unless you're already open to the whole Scientology thing, but I guess level IV auditors (the people who run the E-Meter tests and badger you about your personal life, scumball interrogators) can use it to pretty devastating effect.

Oh, and just in case you were thinking "But LRH is just some dumb dead sci-fi writer, he's harmless! No reason to attack him!", you may want to think again. The LA Times did an exposé in 1990 on Hubbard that was pretty revealing. Gotta love all of those hypnotic sex-magics.

With NPR on board and other news outlets taking notice thanks to some very sage advice from people who are decidedly not Anonymous, the 10th is shaping up to be quite the extravaganza. ohgodthreemoredaysdontmakemewait