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Is this really an attempt to support free speech with a DDOS? Or is there some sort of meta/irony motivation here?

I think MasterCard/Visa is just a nail to 4chan's hammer, is all. DDoSing is all they know how to do (except exposure of personal details for public harrassment).

That said, I'm sitting back with my popcorn here. I just imagine guys in some boardroom saying, "4 what now?" Heh.

Damn, it's usually safe to read HN with something in your mouth... [gets napkin]

Okay, you know what you do? You buy yourself a tape recorder, you just record yourself for a whole day. I think you’re going to be surprised at some of your phrasing.

He means the grandparent made him laugh so hard, he spit out the food he was eating. It's a compliment, not a criticism.

Whoosh...

I've gotta say, I didn't even notice the double-serving hilarity of the phrasing before the parent pointed it out.

It's a quote from Arrested Development. You should check it out if you haven't seen it, it's on netflix and hulu.

Thanks for the reminder! I was just saying the other day how I still missed it so long after its TV run, I had quite forgotten that one.

This doesn't really have to do with speech. Visa/Mastercard perceives that dropping Wikileaks is a cost-free way to detach themselves from the situation. This makes it costly again.

4chaners do it because: a) They can b) It correlates with their vision of justice

There is definitely a healthy dose of performance art (maybe political theater is a better word) involved in the process - it's certainly not viewed purely as form of protest - at least not by all participants.

Is DDOS'ing wikileaks really an attempt to stop free speech? Is capturing a journalist due to condom breakdown really an attempt to stop free speech?

YES THEY ALL ARE!

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