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ONLINE ‘HACKTIVIST’ GROUP Anonymous has revealed its plans to scale up its movement against presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
In its most recent video, the group has said that it will be re-engaging its ‘#OpTrump’ campaign and will be aiming to bring down TrumpChicago.com, a property website operated by the tycoon, on 1 April
In the video the group say that this is a “declaration of total war”.
“Your inconsistent and hateful campaign has not only shocked the United States of America, you have shocked the entire planet with your appalling actions and ideas,” it says.
“You say what your current audience wants to hear but in reality you don’t stand for anything except for your personal greed and power.
This is a call to arms.
The group first announced its campaign the Republican hopeful towards the end of 2015 after Trump’s comments that he would like to see all Muslims barred from the United States.
The group encourages “every able person with a computer” to now get involved.
Despite receiving widespread coverage, the hacktivists attacks on the self-declared billionaire last year had little impact on his popularity as a candidate.
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Aren’t we still waiting for them to bring down ISIS? I’m not holding my breath on this one
Yes. Well remembered. How did that work out for them..
They have closed exposed thousands of sites on Twitter etc
Why? Do “anonymous” work for Twitter ?
They’ve taken diwn dozens of ISIS sites. Most of us woudn’t notice, we never visit ISIS sites. No one else has taken down their sites. Even if for some reason you dislike Anonymous, give credit where it’s due.
Free speech? We must squash dissent? Who’s the real fascists?!? This and the paid for by Soros, MoveOn.org and Media Matters violent protests should be opening everyone’s eyes. Yet liberals continue to think this is all just peachy. Sad to see really…
Their dinner was ready so they didnt get a chance
Peter smyth did you actually say “even for some reason if you did like anonymous”?
I would presume the vast majority of people dislike a group of self appointed and conceited hackers. I wouldn’t give them too much credit for this anti-isis stance. A lot of real anti Isis work was being done by western countries long before the Paris attacks.
I loathe Trump. I loathe what he stands for. He will do immense damage if elected as U.S. President, although this is unlikely, but it is wrong to try to sabotage his campaign by illegal means. These actions will only increase his popularity. It is counter productive.,
Just a devils advocate question Fiona.. do you not think Trump has been using methods that would not bring on the exact attention he is threatening to sue people for using? I mean for gods sake..threatening to sue opponents, .whats next?
Wha?
Trump is bringing on his own problems.
Yes, leave it to mainstream politicians to carry on the corruption…. Trump for President!
Fiona the fact that people like you loathe him is EXACTLY why i hope he gets elected.
The smug politically correct media and political bubble will be smashed an hopefully destroyed.
Going in swinging keyboards and throwing mouses.. I’d say Trump is bricken himself..
The only people who have really disgraced themselves in this whole farce are the people who are trying to silence a democratically elected candidate that they don’t agree with.
We are in a new era of facisim led by dangerous fools masquerading as peace loving hippies on one side and angry anti Politically correct disilusioned people on the other, every attack on this anti establishment figure just makes him stronger. Let democracy run its course or risk as alternative form of government, all other forms so far have proven not to work.
Fun fact. Donald Drumpf hasn’t been “democratically elected” to anything just yet. In fact, he’s never been elected to anything as he’s always been given everything in life.
Trump’s so called ” anti establishment line ” is questionable. Why do the secret service have his back?.
Hasn’t been given everything.. Do read some more
Fred the reason Trump is winning is exactly because he’s not been elected to anything yet. Instead, he’s been running multiple successful businesses and employing thousands of people, something none of the other gas-bag life long debators could claim.
Muppets
Trump as president would make a great episode of House of Cards.
Any chance they could take down that scam Eircode?
What the hell is Eircode for! Supposed to be this huge world first post code system and when they launched it that was it. Nothing!
I’d be more impressed if they devoted their time to bringing down the TTIP. Trump is a boring irrelevance.
Hope they do, it might wipe that smug grin off that idiots face!
Beatrice Hall wrote:
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”.
(No…..it wasn’t Voltaire).
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I can’t stand Donald Trump.
He is a fraud in my opinion.
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But there is such a thing as free speech.
Anonymous have no right to try to silence him.
Yea Eircode & sure throw in iw with that!
Expect us
What’s a Trump site ??? Where they all go to fart is it …..
English? :-D
Could do the same for Hillary over fracking???
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26154169-the-clintons-war-on-women
I dont know how anybody likes this orange oomph lumpa person who is racist, makes fun of people with disabilities, has a disgusting foul mouth, & is just basically a narcissist, god help us all!
Maybe they like him because he can’t be intimidated by derogatory comments about his appearance or name calling. It’s not much fun when the other guy has a stick, now, is it? Credit to Jim Goad for the following:
“The idea that Donald Trump creates chaos and violence and public unrest is a case of sick, massive projection on the part of leftist interlopers who have been conditioned for a few generations to believe they can publicly defecate on everything they hate and not expect even one soft puff of blowback, lest they file discrimination lawsuits and hate-crime charges.”
http://takimag.com/article/no_safe_space_for_the_wicked_jim_goad/print#ixzz431UdH68N
GM, like that. Thank you.
Attack of the nerds
If not we could always set up a crowd funding website to help them
We could always set up a crowd funding website to help them out if they need to get paid. Taking down Trump and ISIS might get people giving!
Aren’t they brave. Bunch of nerds from their mum’s basement. They wouldn’t last 5 minutes in a real “war”.
In one way America deserves this rich money grabbing idiot
but the rest of the world does not.
Every democratic country gets the leaders it deserves. Trump will have little influence on the rest of the world, certainly none worse than his predecessor who still presides over Guantanamo.
Are the going to bring down Hilary’s site too? Aren’t they all about anti-corporatism?
Somehow I don’t think taking down his website will worry or harm him. I doubt many of his supporters even know or care that he has one.
How many donald trump supporters are logging onto his website! that would only entrench trump supporters and probably bring a few more in.
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