We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists

I really enjoyed the We Are Legion film because I never knew exactly who Anonymous were or what they had done. Recently I drove past a group of Anonymous members protesting outside of the Tampa courthouse. I was really creeped out and I remember it initially leaving a bad impression on me. Later that week my roommate came home and told me he talked to one of the Anonymous people and asked who they were and what they stood for. The person ignored my roommate completely and everyone at the protest were very rude to him. At the beginning of the film I was not a fan of Anonymous soley because of the members in downtown Tampa. I had no idea going into the movie about anything they stood for, so actually hearing their story for the first time caused a change in heart. The idea of Anonymous is not only brilliant but revolutionary. The thought of building an army of people from all over the world that believe in the same ideals is something that is hard to comprehend. No matter the government, culture, language, you can be a member of Anonymous if you believe in one simple thing: freedom of speech. This platform for free speech and international revolution is something that I believe has potential to be the way that the power gets back in the peoples hands and out of the governments. Of course the Anonymous people have made choices that I disagree with, but in any group there will be extremists.