Fuck Scientology. All hail Anonymous.

If by some random chance you find yourself reading this, I will have to assume you have some idea of the identity of both Anonymous and Scientology. Because nobody reads this bullshit.

That said, I think this conflict represents something more than the sum of both groups. To understand this, you have to understand the whole of Anonymous’ actions.

For as long as man has existed, youth has found difficulty in productively expending its energy. You don’t need to read/see “A Clockwork Orange” to know this. Remember back to your teens. When you hitched a horse-drawn carriage to the peak of a light pole. When you punched a hole in your buddy’s door, because it was more likely you’d get some hilarious pictures of him hooking up with a dude than a girl. When you had to mow your lawn because you posted a question to a newsgroup your high school’s vendor happened to subscribe to.

Their actions heretofore could be easily labeled as meaninglessly rebellious, unnecessarily vicious, or any other number of negative adjectives, but to dismiss them as that little would be to brush aside the original works of Led Zeppelin and intellectually dishonest. Why?

These you dismiss as mere children have brought about the end-times of an entire religion. Sure, it never deserved to be recognized as a religion, considering its obviously profit-oriented nature, systematic persecution of detractors, and downright illegal activities, but the fact that our federal government recognizes it as a religion merely speaks to the inconceivable failures in the system to which these attackers bring attention.

I don’t want to write with any ambiguity: Scientology is truly a dangerous cult, based on pseudoscience by its insane founder L. Ron Hubbard. It has no redeeming qualities beyond empty promises designed to drain bank accounts and destroy minds. One need not look far to find countless testimonials from former Scientologists rebuking their corrupt organization.

But even there, we fall short of exploring the true brilliance of Anonymous. It defines its strength by its name. Many opponents of anonymity have argued anonymity in and of itself is only valuable to a person fighting against a monolithic enemy wielding sufficient power to suppress someone for arbitrary reasons: I agree. Where we disagree is in the opponents’ definitions of this enemy. They seem to think this can only refer to a government. I, and others, define the censor-happy enemy by where we find it.

As far as I and many others am concerned, the US government in and of itself is partially guilty for the unanswered questions. What DID happen with operation snow-white? Why didn’t the government shut down the entire organization once they discovered Scientology to be hacking the entire FUCKING FBI?

I don’t know. Nobody knows. Scientology has shrouded itself in a veil of secrecy since its inception, and despite complete exposure of their liturgy has remained steadfast as they are stagnant.

Anonymous, in presenting an outlet for those teenagers, has opened a dialogue and more for anyone who wishes to participate. Countless adults who otherwise would keep their heads buried in whatever sand remained convenient have been forced to acknowledge the deceptions of a self-described but obviously-false “religion.” Forever and beyond, any and all detractors of this corrupt non-religion can gain a soapbox by taking the name “Anonymous.”

Even should this movement “fail” in its explicit goal of immediately destroying Scientology itself, the name, the acts, and the memories will live on, forever leaving an itching scar on Scientology’s face.

The time of false religions (You know, all of them) is coming to an end thanks to the information age, and millions of teenagers couldn’t be happier. Good for them.