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Interestingly enough, I swear there was a small Scientology outpost a few streets down. My friends and I stopped at that tapioca drink shop (was it on 3rd street? Or 2nd?) a couple blocks from the con, and on the way there my friend pointed out a woman with pamphlets and stacks of books by that Hubbard guy.

O_o ? It'd've been interesting if Anonymous found them... xD

In regards to this, Scientologists (or Scilons, as we call them) are always swelling the downtown area, and little has been done to protest their actions in this part of the Bay Area. I know this is a forum meant for Fanime discussion, but should any of you wish to find out more info about $cientology and how to help Anonymous, you can find ways of being active by going to the websites I've listed above and here: www.youfoundthecard.com www.enturbulation.org and www.xenu.net

I know we acted silly this past weekend, but amidst the RickRolling and Caramelldansen that we've unleashed all throughout the course of Fanime, we still have a purpose. If you thought this was fun, wait until you come to a Raid.

To all who witnessed the RickRolling,

This was a mistake on our part. Anonymous is NOT an "anti-religious hate group". Our aim is to protest the Cult of $cientology, and to spread the truth of their crimes and corruption to its members and critics. Whether or not these certain protesters outside the convention were religious nuts, our intent was NOT to protest them or their beliefs. They have not committed atrocious crimes and harmful misdeeds. Our intent was to recruit people to OUR cause, and rickrolling was our first and best option we had. However, having this done in front of them and setting ourselves up to look like we protest against all religions was a mistake and the wrong thing to do.

Therefore, we apologize to you for giving you the wrong impression, and we apologize to the two men who were using their right to free speech. If you would like to really know who we are and what we stand for, visit www.youfoundthecard.com www.enturbulation.org and www.xenu.net

Sincerely,
Anonymous

Don't apologize, really.  I am all for freedom of speech 'right to protest' as you can see in my first post. However, I am NOT fond of people who deal with they're opinions using hate and insults such as that group.

I thought that the way you dealt with them was amazing; defuse hate with hilarity, and really, Rick Rolling does not in any way hurt anyone and only serves to confuse those who don't get the joke. That was all I saw it as.
Seeing that video in no way made me think " Hey these guys are against religion!"

I hate to think how things would have gone down had some rage-filled Otaku showed up and tried to argue/seriously debate with them. I'm very glad you guys showed up instead.

Regardless, after observation later on in the day, we knew that every video and picture taken of that event would be used against us by Scilons waiting to paint that picture of "anti-religious terrorists" all over our faces. My purpose here was to inform you that it was not our intent, that it was just as you say it was: diffusing hate with hilarity. On most of us at protests in front of Scientology buildings do just that. However, we do so in front of Scientology because that is the group we protest, not any other. If this was taken in the wrong context in any way, then it would be the right kind of bait to ruin us.

I'm glad that everyone enjoyed it, and I enjoyed being a part of it, but in hindsight this would be something that personally would mean more harm than fun.

To all who witnessed the RickRolling,

This was a mistake on our part. Anonymous is NOT an "anti-religious hate group". Our aim is to protest the Cult of $cientology, and to spread the truth of their crimes and corruption to its members and critics. Whether or not these certain protesters outside the convention were religious nuts, our intent was NOT to protest them or their beliefs. They have not committed atrocious crimes and harmful misdeeds. Our intent was to recruit people to OUR cause, and rickrolling was our first and best option we had. However, having this done in front of them and setting ourselves up to look like we protest against all religions was a mistake and the wrong thing to do.

Therefore, we apologize to you for giving you the wrong impression, and we apologize to the two men who were using their right to free speech. If you would like to really know who we are and what we stand for, visit www.youfoundthecard.com www.enturbulation.org and www.xenu.net

Sincerely,
Anonymous