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Who We Are
Anonymous is a collective of every kind of person, of every race, from every country, of every faith and creed. Anonymous is everyone.
The group itself started out as a forum on the Internet, where everyone could come to discuss whatever they wanted. But overall, the group had an underlying feeling of freedom - the Internet was in its infancy and everyone knew they were standing on the forefront of a new frontier like no one had ever seen before. The Internet represented a grand borderless arena where anyone could bring their ideas, their hopes, their plans, and through their own innovation, could make their dreams come true. The web became a symbol of absolute equality, and that is precisely what drove Anonymous: by maintaining everyone's anonymity, everyone was equal. No one had to think about gender, race, religion, creed, nationality; everything that formerly separated us as humans wasn't even given a thought. Everyone spoke freely, without restriction, reveling in the freedom that only the Internet could provide.
Naturally, some people did abuse that freedom - not everyone participating did so out of altruistic motives. In fact, more often than not, the whole thing was just downright silly. But that was okay, because that's what everyone chose to do with their freedom through absolute equality.
Anonymous as it is today maintains the equality that they feel can only be achieved through anonymity, given the prejudices and circumstances of the time in which we live. Anonymous is at once fiercely altrustic, but also inanely ridiculous. It is this dichotomy that makes Anonymous so unique, so compelling, and so much fun.
Anonymous is leaderless, because Anonymous is everyone. Anonymous is made up of all the John and Jane Does in the world, and we'd like to keep it that way. With leaders come hierarchy, with hierarchy comes class, with class comes separation, and separation would destroy the equality we've worked so hard to build. Only here on the Internet can that happen and we'll hold onto it as long as we can.
That's who we are and where we came from. But not too long ago, Anonymous changed into someting entirely new, building upon the foundation established in the early days of the Internet. Suddenly the anonymity that gave us freedom also gave us the perfect platform to protest a single organization infamous for its unrelenting vicious attacks against anyone who dared stand against them. To learn more about how we've changed, who we are today, and why we fight, keep reading!
As a side note, we're often asked what Anonymous' means by "We do not forgive. We do not forget." I've compiled an explanation of what we mean, which can be viewed here.
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