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As I look out across our community, the conglomeration of opposed forces that often collide on mailing lists and IRC, I am sad. Why am I sad? The reason should be obvious to all but the slowest among you: the Black Hat movement is doomed to an enforced convalesence at the hands of the Security Industry at large. How do I know this? Am I a crazed loon with absolutely no regard for logic? Perhaps. Am I Nostradamus? Most definitely. The real reason, however, is painfully apparent, if only you'd take a look around. Historically, the underdogs don't win--it's a sad state of affairs. Sure, once in a thousand tries the Greek basketball team might vanquish the Dream Team, but in the more important realm of politics, dissent is always squashed eventually. Take a look around. Where's the Hippy movement? Gone. The Punk movement? Gone, and later resurrected in a commercialised form. The list of exterminated or assimilated subcultures could go on forever. Make no mistake: it is the nature of the dominant class to either destroy dissenting opinions, or incorporate them into its own sphere of activity. This tendency extends to all spheres of life. It is the reason why you see sheep who are fans of supposedly "out-there" musical artists like "Papa Roach", and "Ja Rule". It's also the reason teen movies are so popular, and you can bet your bottom dollar it is the reason why hackers are being recruited and indoctrinated by commercial entities. But why should I weep for a movement that is often characterised and marred by the activities of a posse of sub-par juvenile delinquents who possess no actual clue as to the vital importance of their struggle? Why should Jesus give a flying fuck? A lot of so called Black Hats are nothing more than insecure, scared little children. A lot of so called Black Hats wish to gain a feeling of importance, and perhaps notoriety, by attempting to convey some sort of confused, possibly retarded, and half thought out ideology in the form of a website defacement. What is the point in crying if this milk is spilled? There is a big point, one which has lain sadly overlooked. It is the duty of the people to resist the insidious tactics that the dominant class employ in order to maintain their historical hegemony. There is no good or evil, merely privileged and unprivileged, authorised and unauthorised, us and them. But who decides what is "correct", who decides who "we" and "they" are? The dominant class of course, and they did not achieve ascendency because they're a lovely bunch of chaps who never thought ill of anyone. Dominance is maintained through a complex process, one which is unknown to most of society, and one which functions to the detriment of the majority. To maintain power, one must first have a coordinated set of discourses. A discourse is a set of coherent ideas, or "knowledge", that pertains to any particular subject area. It's easy to see what the dominant discourse is with regard to Black Hats. According to mainstream society, hackers are bad. They are evil, possibly terrorists, and they most definitely eat babies. This is of course, not necessarily true, although it is popularly accepted as being so. A discourse, by itself, means little; any fool on the street can spout his opinion, but it's most likely that nobody will listen to him. The difference with a dominant discourse is that it is supported and heartily endorsed by the dominant class (politicians, corporations etc). Why do they support it? Because it's in their interests, either financial or otherwise. Since the dominant class controls most infrastructure, including the mass media, it's quite easy for them to spread their discourse; over time this becomes "common sense" to the public, it becomes hegemony. Now, contrary to popular opinion, there is nothing morally wrong with the Black Hat movement, it is, however, in direct opposition to the controlling interest of the dominant class. Therefore it is most likely destined to die (unlikely) or be assimilated (likely) if it continues to operate in its current capacity. And this is wrong, ideally the values and opinions of the Black Hat movement, if conveyed coherently, should command authenticity. Additionally, the movement should have an inherent right to its autonomy. The assumption that a dominant opinion is automatically veridical, fair, and right is completely wrong. Power does not automatically equate with justice; in fact it very rarely does. The dominant class, by necessity, needs to be kept in check--this is a basic tenet for a properly functioning democracy. It is universally acknowledged amongst all Smart People that a complete concentration of power is unhealthy; this is why commerical monopolies are illegal in many countries worldwide. Dissent does not mean evil, dissent means oppression. Why do people dissent? Because they are oppressed. If nobody on Earth was oppressed, there would be no dissent. Why is there no dissent from corporations? Why have the Church and Government historically despised dissent? It's quite easy to see: the scales are already tipped heavily in their favour. Why should they want things to change? They'd be idiots to support dissenting opinions. This is the major concept that is overlooked by countless hoardes of smelly protestors; a frontal attack on a dominant and closed system of beliefs is unlikely to be successful. This is due to the fact that the dominant (read: conservative) class of society will absorb any attacks, and in future use them to strengthen its own point of view. No true power can ever be gained or consolidated through the use of blind protest and disagreement. This is why the Black Hat movement as it is now known has little hope if it continues to operate in such a naive manner. The majority of the players in this game are unwitting pawns; they pick their sides according to what life, and the media, has taught them. The mentality of the average immature White Hat is, "I am a good boy". Laughable? Yes. But how about the mentality of the average immature Black Hat, which is this: "I am a bad boy". How is this any better or worse? I fail to see the distinction. What most people don't realise is that "good" and "evil" are false concepts, which have been constructed by controlling parties in order to maintain their own power--no matter what the expense to those who do not agree. Most White and Grey Hats serve a cause which they will never fully be a part of; they are seen by the Security Industry as resources, and as such they are exploited. In a way it's kind of laughable and pathetic, but, being Jesus, I feel for the little fellows--maybe some can be converted and thus salvaged. Perhaps the most concerning part of the whole affair is the fact that a lot of Black Hats (the people who are in a position, due to their opinions and skills, to effect change) actively involve themselves in activities which have an entirely self defeating effect on their cause. These things combine, like Voltron, to make baby Jesus cry. PS. [EMAIL PROTECTED], whoever you are (I actually should know, being omniscient and all that), God will forgive you for your errors--it's not your fault that you've been indoctrinated by The Swine. - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: Hush 2.2 (Java) Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify wmEEARECACEFAj3d794aHGplc3VzX2NyeWluZ0BodXNobWFpbC5jb20ACgkQl8CWhBPK TKNkAACaAnfn3MOoAvpEtSUHfeDVLz/oJG0An08G9uo/tm1B2mww6WWL1FLi972v =yWn8 - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: Hush 2.2 (Java) Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify wmEEARECACEFAj3d8GQaHGplc3VzX2NyeWluZ0BodXNobWFpbC5jb20ACgkQl8CWhBPK TKNCNQCfTOvbkHjO/TVROr4Tx2jN849rtFkAoKKxexAQe+v34M9a3BtXMyH39tEj =1iyw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Get your free encrypted email at https://www.hushmail.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
