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KxWaal
27th July 2011, 17:39
Found this today. I've long thought the tactics and loose-knit nature of Anonymous would work well for revolutionary purposes.
What do you guys think?


In the last few years, Anonymous has gained increasing notoriety for its action against websites, agencies and organizations that promote censorship and control. It has helped spread information and supported protestors demanding freedoms and rights.
But the popularity of the movement, the attention it brings along, and the structure it has engendered threaten to push Anonymous away from the decentralized, collective movement it has been. As decisions become more centralized and newcomers jump on the bandwagon, Anonymous risks becoming yet another ineffective reformist group, fueled by well-meaning rethoric but subject to third party interests and paralyzed by its fear of authority.
This is why we, as members of Anonymous and anarchists, have decided to start an autonomous group to help spread the ideas of anarchism, anti-capitalism, anti-racism and self-organization within it. We want to provide the skills, tools and experience of direct action in the streets, and take advantage of the new resources and techniques of hacktivism.

Communique from A(A)A. Anon Anarchist Action

_.-oO·º'´¨`'º·Oo-._☠ Fighting against all oppression and capitalism ☠_.-oO·º'´¨`'º·Oo-._
We are Anonymous Anarchist Action
We have taken a stance, we have paid back. We have resisted the advocates of censorship,
we have retaliated and we have won, we are winning.
We master the tools and tactics that will make our revolution succeed in the name of humankind:
supporting black blocs, urban guerrillas and the cyber warfare ahead of us.
We defy all the system of oppression, your capitalists crooks, your fat cat politicians,
your racist and patriarchal ways, your intent to control peoples lives,
you who try to censor and control one of the most anarchist forms of communication (the internet),
you corporate liars, you greedy money heads... all of this we oppose.
We will fight till our end and when we are done, others will follow!
This is just the start!
As long as we obey, we are open to misdirection.
As long as we aren't informed, we are open to lies.
As long as we don't control our communications, we are open to manipulation.
As long as we aren't focused, we won't succeed.
As long as we are centralized, we can be shutdown
As long as we use for-profit tools, we are slaves to their greed.
Free your mind, free yourself!
Join us in the biggest yet social revolution that has just started!
From Greece to the streets of Cairo, to the revolutionary femmnists in Italy and the Squatters
of Spain, to the Zapatistas in Mexico AND THE ONLINE HACKTIVISTS!!
WE WILL WIN there is no other choice, for us, for our next generations, FOR EARTH!
We are Anonymous.
We are Anarchists.
We are many and we work as one
We are Anon Anarchist Action


Join us at : irc.anonops.ru (#anarchism)
I2P IRC #aaa

Sensible Socialist
1st August 2011, 03:05
Taking action against corporations/government/etc. is great, but it's not able to continue itself unless people are out in the real world spreading the message and interacting with working people. All of this talk about Anonymous action goes nowhere when the general public sees anarchists as shady types who hang on the internet trying to cause trouble. I don't someone working two jobs is going to be immediately converted to our cause after reading about hacktivists taking down the Mastercard website. We need to continue spreading the message to people who actually have a vested interest. But by all means, organize by day, hack by night.

AnonymousOne
1st August 2011, 03:23
Wow, that's very old. Anonops doesn't host the IRC at .ru anymore. We're at irc.anonops.li now. Is there anything else about this organization other than that one message? I haven't seen anything from an A.A.A organization. There isn't a #anarchism either.

Q
1st August 2011, 07:28
Wow, that's very old. Anonops doesn't host the IRC at .ru anymore. We're at irc.anonops.li now. Is there anything else about this organization other than that one message? I haven't seen anything from an A.A.A organization. There isn't a #anarchism either.

#aaa is at i2p irc (http://www.i2p2.de/faq.html#irc) though, as the OP mentions.

AnonymousOne
1st August 2011, 07:33
#aaa is at i2p irc (http://www.i2p2.de/faq.html#irc), as the OP mentions.

Yeah, I was commenting on the earlier reference to the anonops irc server, which was fairly dated. I'm curious to know if they're still active, I haven't heard anything about them until now. I'll check out the i2p2 irc server, see what I can find.

Q
1st August 2011, 07:36
Also, saw this logo/poster (img36.imageshack.us/img36/3045/logosms.jpg) some time back. Thought it was pretty nice.

castlebravo
1st August 2011, 19:56
all comrades from #anarchism moved to #aaa on i2p. except most of the old guard has disappeared save a couple. some of the old guard still go to .li, however, #anarchism on .li is dead :(

Q
1st August 2011, 21:22
#anarchism is dead, long live #aaa!

There should be more of a campaign to get people to i2p. I get the feeling that Anonymous is pretty oblivious of it or just ignores it, which is pretty odd given that the whole point of i2p is to ensure anonymity.

As for the .il network: Seriously? I'm sure the Mossad loves this.

castlebravo
1st August 2011, 21:32
.li is liechtenstein i believe heh

Q
1st August 2011, 21:43
.li is liechtenstein i believe heh

Oh right! I always mix up the li's and the il's :D

Can you connect to it by SSL though and by TOR?

Sam_b
1st August 2011, 21:47
What a dumb idea.

castlebravo
1st August 2011, 21:57
Oh right! I always mix up the li's and the il's :D

Can you connect to it by SSL though and by TOR?

yep you can. a warning: not much politics happens on the main channels. what does get discussed and espoused is usually reactionary or liberal :sneaky:. however there are some leftist comrades who appear from time to time. up to you really, as, keep in mind, anonymous is technically a single issue group.

Comrade Trotsky
1st August 2011, 22:26
#anarchism used to be bumpin' :(

Hopefully we can breathe some life into it again.

Tim Cornelis
2nd August 2011, 01:50
There is a discussion on a "post-monetary planned system" (i.e. communism) on one of Anonymous' sites.

http://www.whatis-theplan.org/t1051-post-monetary-system-planning

Q
2nd August 2011, 06:52
"The Plan" has its own fair share of criticism btw. Especially the part that they gather real ip's of people should tick off some alarm bells:

azIjzsS6Ig8

Tablo
2nd August 2011, 07:00
I like the general idea behind AAA, but I don't think it will be significant in actual class struggle. The means of production are mostly physical and the seizing of them will not be by internet activists. I do think internet activism is good and the fight for free and unrestricted web access is extremely important. I just don't think a lot of what they do will accomplish much. I'm a bit pessimistic when it comes to internet based groups like this.