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Title: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: markjo on November 14, 2015, 12:26:00 AM
Looks like the terrorist bastards are at it again.  >o<
Quote from: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34814203
France has declared a national state of emergency and has closed its borders after at least 40 people were killed in multiple gun and bomb attacks in Paris.

At least 15 people were killed at the Bataclan concert hall, where gunmen took up to 60 people hostage.

Police have now stormed the venue and killed two attackers, French media say.

Others died in attacks near the Stade de France, with some reports suggesting a suicide blast, and at restaurants in central Paris.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Rama Set on November 14, 2015, 02:28:04 AM
Story has been updated now to include a much larger casualty count.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34814203

inb4jihadistsareblamed

Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: lolwut? on November 14, 2015, 03:34:25 AM
I'm just going to venture a wild guess and assume that it wasn't Christian extremists who were the culprit.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Fortuna on November 14, 2015, 07:09:32 AM
Witnesses are claiming they were screaming Allah Akbar.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Lord Dave on November 14, 2015, 09:26:59 AM
:(
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: beardo on November 14, 2015, 05:44:07 PM
Europe is in grave danger.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Fortuna on November 14, 2015, 06:37:40 PM
You know if these clowns got their hands on a nuke they would not hesitate to detonate it in a city.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: lolwut? on November 14, 2015, 07:26:01 PM
One of the terrorists identified as a Syrian "refugee."

 Shhhhhhhhooooocking.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Lord Dave on November 16, 2015, 08:17:38 AM
So, apparently Aonoymous is going to war.


http://www.theladbible.com/articles/anonymous-have-declared-war-on-isis-following-the-paris-attacks
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Pete Svarrior on November 16, 2015, 09:55:59 AM
Meanwhile, my favourite racists are at it again!

(http://i.imgur.com/sOsHJxK.jpg)
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Rama Set on November 16, 2015, 02:27:36 PM
Is that guy serious?
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Saddam Hussein on November 16, 2015, 02:33:18 PM
So, apparently Aonoymous is going to war.


http://www.theladbible.com/articles/anonymous-have-declared-war-on-isis-following-the-paris-attacks

They'll get bored after a few days and go back to 4chan.  They always do.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Blanko on November 16, 2015, 02:52:24 PM
So, apparently Aonoymous is going to war.


http://www.theladbible.com/articles/anonymous-have-declared-war-on-isis-following-the-paris-attacks

They'll get bored after a few days and go back to 4chan.  They always do.

Anonymous the activist group is not associated with 4chan.

What does "they always do" mean anyway? Can you point out instances in which they gave up on something after a few days?
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: lolwut? on November 16, 2015, 03:35:19 PM
So, apparently Aonoymous is going to war.


http://www.theladbible.com/articles/anonymous-have-declared-war-on-isis-following-the-paris-attacks

They'll get bored after a few days and go back to 4chan.  They always do.

I predict they will have far more of an impact than the Obama administration. 
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Saddam Hussein on November 16, 2015, 05:46:51 PM
What does "they always do" mean anyway? Can you point out instances in which they gave up on something after a few days?

Of course:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_events_associated_with_Anonymous

Granted, some of these were intended to be "one-off" instances of public shaming or raising awareness of a story, but any time they hold themselves out as standing in opposition or "declaring war" on a government, institution, or organization, they fizzle out after a short while and business as usual resumes for their opponent.  Some of the big examples there are Scientology, whom they've been "at war" with on and off for years, the WBC, Paypal, and agencies that crack down on copyright infringement.  I guess it's hard to be a vigilante when you're still in high school.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Blanko on November 16, 2015, 06:12:47 PM
What does "they always do" mean anyway? Can you point out instances in which they gave up on something after a few days?

Of course:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_events_associated_with_Anonymous

Granted, some of these were intended to be "one-off" instances of public shaming or raising awareness of a story, but any time they hold themselves out as standing in opposition or "declaring war" on a government, institution, or organization, they fizzle out after a short while and business as usual resumes for their opponent.  Some of the big examples there are Scientology, whom they've been "at war" with on and off for years, the WBC, Paypal, and agencies that crack down on copyright infringement.  I guess it's hard to be a vigilante when you're still in high school.

>not gaining results of standing in opposition means they weren't actually standing in opposition

ok sadaam

I'm just going to assume you're hellbent on hating the Anonymous, seeing as you're going as far as to hurl baseless insults at them for no reason, and don't actually have anything meaningful to say on the matter.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Pete Svarrior on November 16, 2015, 09:11:13 PM
It's almost as if Saddam was talking about something that isn't tumblr!
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: beardo on November 17, 2015, 05:49:46 AM
fire works?
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Lord Dave on November 17, 2015, 11:30:09 AM
Yes because fireworks in a sentence talking about explosives can only mean "secretive killings"...

Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Fortuna on November 17, 2015, 12:11:04 PM
My friend was watching a video on liveleak earlier that showed a van full of ISIS members indiscriminately mowing people down as they passed by in cars or on foot. They looked like they were the same race as the ISIS members, and also probably Muslims. I think the ISIS members were just doing it for fun. Those are the kinds of people we're dealing with. I'd post the video, but it's extremely graphic. 
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Ghost Spaghetti on November 17, 2015, 01:41:35 PM
What does "they always do" mean anyway? Can you point out instances in which they gave up on something after a few days?

Of course:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_events_associated_with_Anonymous

Granted, some of these were intended to be "one-off" instances of public shaming or raising awareness of a story, but any time they hold themselves out as standing in opposition or "declaring war" on a government, institution, or organization, they fizzle out after a short while and business as usual resumes for their opponent.  Some of the big examples there are Scientology, whom they've been "at war" with on and off for years, the WBC, Paypal, and agencies that crack down on copyright infringement.  I guess it's hard to be a vigilante when you're still in high school.

>not gaining results of standing in opposition means they weren't actually standing in opposition

ok sadaam

I'm just going to assume you're hellbent on hating the Anonymous, seeing as you're going as far as to hurl baseless insults at them for no reason, and don't actually have anything meaningful to say on the matter.

We can all name examples of Anonymous slinking off and becoming irrelevant. Can you name any occasion where one of their opponents actually crumbled under Anonymous 'attack?' Apart from perhaps a few people on Tumblr or Twitter, of course.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Blanko on November 17, 2015, 01:43:10 PM
What does "they always do" mean anyway? Can you point out instances in which they gave up on something after a few days?

Of course:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_events_associated_with_Anonymous

Granted, some of these were intended to be "one-off" instances of public shaming or raising awareness of a story, but any time they hold themselves out as standing in opposition or "declaring war" on a government, institution, or organization, they fizzle out after a short while and business as usual resumes for their opponent.  Some of the big examples there are Scientology, whom they've been "at war" with on and off for years, the WBC, Paypal, and agencies that crack down on copyright infringement.  I guess it's hard to be a vigilante when you're still in high school.

>not gaining results of standing in opposition means they weren't actually standing in opposition

ok sadaam

I'm just going to assume you're hellbent on hating the Anonymous, seeing as you're going as far as to hurl baseless insults at them for no reason, and don't actually have anything meaningful to say on the matter.

We can all name examples of Anonymous slinking off and becoming irrelevant. Can you name any occasion where one of their opponents actually crumbled under Anonymous 'attack?' Apart from perhaps a few people on Tumblr or Twitter, of course.

How is that relevant?
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Saddam Hussein on November 17, 2015, 03:45:58 PM
It's relevant to people bringing up Anonymous's involvement as if it really matters.  Ultimately, they have very little political or social power.  It's not unreasonable to point this out.

>not gaining results of standing in opposition means they weren't actually standing in opposition

No, it's stopping what they were doing that indicates they were no longer standing in opposition.  For example, if their method of protesting an organization was to DDOS their website, then logically we would expect a dedicated group to continue their attacks until they achieve the desired result.  That doesn't happen with Anonymous.  Their attacks always stop after a few days.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Blanko on November 17, 2015, 04:12:05 PM
It's not unreasonable to point this out.

It is, however, unreasonable to only make frivolous accusations and insulting remarks without adding anything substantial to the discussion.
Title: Re: Paris under attack - Happy Friday the 13th
Post by: Pete Svarrior on November 18, 2015, 01:10:09 AM
They'll get bored after a few days and go back to 4chan.  They always do.
So far, they're doing okay for themselves.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/one-day-later-anonymous-already-takes-down-3-824-pro-isis-twitter-accounts-496258.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/anonymous-activists-begin-leaking-the-names-of-isis-members-and-recruiters-496308.shtml

Say what you may about Anonymous as a "group" - a mob of angry nerds is not entirely incapable of causing trouble.