Weird! Anonymous is *horrible*, but harming the 99% is nothing to worry our little minds about?

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73. What everybody seems to be overlooking is that Anonymous are *not* liberals

Liberals are nice. Anonymous is not. One of their favorite mottos is "We do not forgive" and another is "Because none of us is as cruel as all of us."

Liberals are fact-based. Anonymous is not. They are tricksters, hoaxers, and reality hackers. They love the internet because it lets them mess with people's heads.

Liberals value process and doing things in a legitimate manner. Anonymous doesn't. They value results.

So there's no question of us having to either endorse Anonymous or distance ourselves from them -- because they're not us.

All that really matters is what effect this bit of sidewalk theater will have on future elections. And for it to have the maximally beneficial effect, I think we have to discuss it at great length, use it to call attention to the peculiarities of the 2004 election -- which most Americans still aren't even aware of -- and generally jump up and down on Karl Rove's head with it.

We can do all that with no downside because Anonymous isn't us. So why not relax and run with it?