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In reply to the discussion: Did Anonymous really Save-the-Vote in Ohio? .... REALLY??? [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)if you would the general notion of unnamed people making unproven and unsupported allegations of great crimes done by specifically named others. Sure we hate Rove. But forget Rove. Forget Anon. Think about faceless folks leveling accusations of high crimes without proof. Now think about the ramifications of that becoming an accepted modality.
It is in essence McCarthy tactics. I'd not do that to my worst enemy, that 'I have a file with his crimes listed, you can not see it, but you must act against him' routine. Not to my worst enemy.
The licesnse to indict and convict without evidence is not something I wish to give to anyone. The right to face one's accusers is nearly sacred in our system for a fucking good reason. Folks who desire to indict, to judge and to do so without evidence nor without confronting the accused are usually called things like 'fascists' and 'authoritarians'. The fact that this is 'Anon vs Karl' does not change the basic facts. No proof, no face on the accuser, yet an accusation of great crime is not really cool.