So are these “anonyms” just basement leeches who aren’t the real thing?
And please....do they REALLY think those masks they wear are really “scary”????
Well, the masks come from the “V For Vendetta” film which is roughly based on Guy Fawkes. They seem to have used it as an ‘every man’ symbol....like the ending of the movie when the people overthrew their oppressive govt.
Anyhoo......”Anonymous” could be anyone, however, they do seem to have some ring leaders in the IRC chat rooms. I have watched them over the past few years (they got their start on 4Chan) as online misfits and trolls....then went after the $cientologists.....now they have morphed into anarchists and, quite frankly, economic terrorists. Most of their work is done by downloading programs that help them DDoS websites. The forum leaders gather a consensus from other members what site they want to attack and they select the target (IP addy). But what I have really noticed during the Lulzsec episode is that they are now getting funding (through Bitcoin). I think they have been ‘taken over’, so to speak, by hard left organizations. Money talks.
Funny thing is....in the early days of “Anonymous”....they used to have a meme. “NYPA” or “Not Your Personal Army”. Seems that’s not the case, now.