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> "they should quit attempting to fight for freedom because authorities will use them as an excuse to crack down"

Who's fighting for freedom? Anon is a bunch of man-children (or actual children) 'fighting the man' behind anonymity from their parents' basements in suburbia. It's not cool or heroic. I completely don't understand this mentality that what Anon is doing should be commended. It's vigilantism and there's a reason that's not good 'IRL'.

Also I don't know what 'freedom' Arab terrorists are fighting for. The common trope is that they're fighting 'Western imperialism', but that's insane -- the most worn out excuse that the Arab world has used for their lack of innovation or scientific contribution since 1100[1]. I hope you're fine getting blown up for their cause[2].

1. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oxTMUTOz0w (lecture from Neil Degrassi Tyson)

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutbism

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