This is ridiculous. Anonymous are more like the black bloc - they are the last line, a demonstration that united, people have the power to topple giants, that we won't just lie down and take what's handed to us.
Whilst the damage that is done is superficial, it is directed at targets that, for better or worse, embody what is bad about our planet - the censors, the passive observers. Taking a site down for a couple of hours isn't censorship, it's making a point. Yes, there would be more desirable outcomes (pwning their systems and disabling their blocking filter, for instance), but other than that, the goal of anonymous is simple - keep the government and companies remembering that there is many, many more of us than them, and if they decide to just push us around and infringe on our freedom, there will be consequences.
The comparison to bombing which actually kills people is quite frankly offensive and you should be ashamed.
No, Anonymous is better than the black bloc. Anonymous does things on their own, in such a chaotic way that the people who they are supporting can disavow their actions pretty easily. Whereas the black bloc attaches themselves to peaceful demonstrations organized by entirely different groups and fucks them up.
The black bloc is a demonstration to the spectator that, deep down, under every group of peaceful demonstrators for peace or civil rights, is a scary looking bomb throwing terrorist who wants to hurt you because you like Starbucks.
P.S. Comparing things is not the same as saying they're the same, and the doublespeak and doublethink required to avoid comparing That Which Should Not Be Compared makes the world stupider and you should be ashamed for participating in that kind of public shaming. It's probably the defining characteristic of America, the Uncomparable.
Whilst the damage that is done is superficial, it is directed at targets that, for better or worse, embody what is bad about our planet - the censors, the passive observers. Taking a site down for a couple of hours isn't censorship, it's making a point. Yes, there would be more desirable outcomes (pwning their systems and disabling their blocking filter, for instance), but other than that, the goal of anonymous is simple - keep the government and companies remembering that there is many, many more of us than them, and if they decide to just push us around and infringe on our freedom, there will be consequences.
The comparison to bombing which actually kills people is quite frankly offensive and you should be ashamed.