What gimmick is this? They lost their customer's funds and now their planning on releasing their own tokens? For what? To make money out of those poor people who lost money in their site? That is some whole new level of scumbaggery right there. Just withdraw all your BTC from the site and demand that you get the whole amount.

That is funny. Expect the largest book burning event in the history of the world coming. ISIS takes advantage of the people through fear tactics and fear propaganda. I do not think that "bible bombing" will work in encouraging the people in areas under ISIS control to go against their rulers. Or maybe it will. It did wonders during the Roman era once.

But do not forget, the US is not wholly dependent on oil from the Middle East. The US has the largest oil reserves in the world and it can last them more than 100 years. And even a longer time than that if there comes a time to ration it. In fact it is still growing. They will not stop hoarding oil because it is one raw product that the whole world will need when it runs out. There's a theory that the source of fossil fuels will not last. The US knows this.

Also one thing about a perpetual war in the Middle East that the US wants is it makes them gain leverage over the region. They have the weapons and are willing to supply it only to those who ally with them. It's also a business.

It isn't simple as that. The USA could be argued that it has brought both good and bad in the world.  All of the small wars and skirmishes around the world are planned by them to serve their ultimate agenda to maintain their status as a world super power.  And yet they also brought a lot of good by way of scientific breakthroughs and advances in technology that could help save the world.

Before thinking in extremes, it would be nice if everyone could stop, and think deep about the arguments from both sides.  Too much extremism on one side of the spectrum always doesn't bode well for us as a species. 

I dislike them both. One politician who I think that really gets it somehow is Ron Paul. He strikes me as a person who always tries to be true to himself and the people around him.

In my opinion anyone even suggesting to do a hard fork to bail out a few key people in Bitcoin will be taken as some sort of joke. No one would dare suggest it.

Let me ask you this. Who among the big investors of the DAO are the more prominent Bitcoiners?

I suggest asking them what their opinions are.

As a Bitcoin user you also have a responsibility to encourage other people to use it. Each person you get hooked in Bitcoin is another person that has become introduced in a new way of thinking.

Bitcoin for me is a gateway to anti-oppression and freedom.

OP, it isn't as simple as that. There are things that are happening behind the scenes that they're not telling us. For all we know, they all want the region to be in a perpetual war. Even the nations themselves who declare they want peace. Remember that war is also a source of opportunities for profiteers.

Hey guys, I'd like to join your campaign. I'm a newbie but I'm sure I'll be able to help out in my own little way. Thanks!

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Maybe the corporations in your country really fear cryptocurrencies and is using their influence in politics to push for regulations to gain control of it. But they don't understand the technology fully so they need to surpress and undermine it for now. Cryptocurrencies empower the people so much and they don't like it. They like to oppress people and making themselves richer in the process.

This is basically the most practical advice. It is also the most doable. I suggest you follow it, OP. There's no other way to earn anything except to work for it.

I think it's very unfair for their users to be asked to foot the bill. They messed up and have no right to do this. This should be investigated thoroughly and deposts/withdrawals/trading should be suspended until the hows and whys of the hack is resolved.