Dear US Citizens,
We, Anonymous, would like to offer you, America, the opportunity to join and support our movement. We are a group that formed on the Internet—one that knows no constructs or absolutes, and one that has recently grown exponentially. We would like to introduce an Operation. An Operation that involves Americans getting our National Rights and dreams back. Right now, you can help by passing on the Information. Information is Power. Share the Power of the Information with other like-minded individuals. The more people we represent, the more Power we have, both as individuals and as Anonymous. Thank you for your time and Power.
- Anonymous
Citizens of the United States of America
Many events have taken shape over the course of only a few years, and slowly our system has been working towards gains of itself rather than the gains of its people. While we all have watched and rallied against the system working against us, there have been other gains of the system that have gone without a peep as backroom deals and bargaining allow for the passing of legislation and research funding that has resulted in the loss of more liberties such as censorship, phone and Internet surveillance, and eminent domain laws, Not to mention the higher taxes, lower wages, and loss of work due to exports deals. We repeat the history of our mistakes instead of evolving our society. Generations in the past spoke of what we face as current issues, the only difference being that of our technological advancements. We have forgotten such words our society has found guidance and value in:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident
That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of those ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its power in such form, as to them shall seems most likely to affect their Safety and Happiness.”
In the past few months, Anonymous has made headlines through the actions of a few. The media tries to instill fear of which Anonymous is as a “group,” and in the process failed to recognize it as an “ideal” that is gaining momentum.
Anonymous is an ideal that the people can use to further help other people. In this case, you’re not being heard and transparency in government operations is non-existent in many matters. Mobilize yourself to find information, and we’ll be giving you resources to further help you. Take the information you find and tell your government your demands.
We want AMERICANS to wake up! We want AMERICANS to read! We want AMERICANS to think, and above all question all things! We want AMERICANS to analyze, criticize, critique and learn to read between the lines, to expose and to deconstruct! We want you to believe in the infinite power of the people! We want you to learn that we’re all truly brothers and sisters in humanity regardless of all the artificial barriers that have been set up to separate us!
“Think For Yourself. Question Authority.” – Timothy Leary
Inform. Educate. Guide. Evolve. Wake up the People. The time for the next step in our species’ social evolution has come!
To effectively reform the system that has enslaved us, we must consider following the advice and example of those who have preceded us. Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and JFK are good places to start. All took fierce positions against central banking, government corruption and corporate power.
The time has come for us to unite, the time has come for us to stand up and fight! You are Anonymous!
We are in the information era.
We are Anonymous,
We are Legion,
We do not forget,
We do not forgive,
Expect us.
Grievances and demands
A starting point for reform would be established by citing a list of worth objectives provided by ampedstatus.com:
Enforce RICO Laws
Break Up the Big Banks
End the Fed
Break Up the Mainstream Media / encourage citizen journalism
Shut the Revolving Door
End Closed Door Lobbying
Increase Government Transparency
End Corporate Personhood
Amend Campaign Finance
Verify All Votes
Investigate War Profiteers
Investigate War Crimes
End the Wars
Restore Civil Liberties
Uphold the Constitution
Clean Air, Water & Food
Reduce Healthcare Costs, Profiteering
Make Healthcare a Human Right
Improve Education For All, Reduce Costs
Reform Prison System
Reform Drug Laws (Stop spending so much money on drugs! NYC spent $75 million on marijuana arrests.
New York Spends $75 Million A Year On Marijuana Arrests)
Immigration Reform
Rebuild Infrastructure
Protect Internet Freedom
Empower States’ Rights
End Corporate Welfare
Fair taxes for everyone!
Enforce corporate responsibility
Force corporations to apply local labor laws in their global operations
Strengthen environmental laws and force corporations to clean up their act
Work for real separation of church and state – and a real split between corp and state?
Reinstate Habeus Corpus
Allow felons who have paid their debt to restore voting rights
Stop prison labor from competing with local businesses
Additional objectives
End lifetime appointments to the SCOTUS
Abolish the “Patriot Act”
Abolish the lobbying system (no paid lobbyists)
Close Guantanamo
Establish and define “financial terrorism” as a treasonous act and prosecute offenders vigorously
Enshrine gender equality in the constitution
End corporate money in the election process
“Reduce non-emergency military funding”
Hard to argue against this.