Anonymous =/= wikileaks. Anonymous supported wikileaks (and doesnt anymore since the paywall) but wikileaks is an independant organization. You are giving anonymous credit for other peoples work, and no that support did not change government operations or policy.
Same thing with "Climategate"; There is no conclusive proof that the hacker was affiliated with anonymous. Furthermore, the hacked emails do nothing to disprove global warming nor did it change operation or policy of the us government.
Thank you for conceding that Climategate and Wikileaks had non-zero impacts (and shame on your English teacher for not warning you about making 'always and never' statements.)
We don't know how much, if any, overlap exists between Anons, Assange, and the CRU whistleblower(s?). So let's avoid both conflation and over-compartmentalization.
However, all fall squarely into the general category of "hacktivism." As does the leaked bankster info.
And don't forget this concept, which flies in the face of your attempt to put things in rigidly defined little boxes:
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You simply don't understand the full depth of Climategate. It was about much more than "hacked emails" (that's the illiterate idiot version).
The smart person version of Climategate is about the leaked source code and data of the previously secret computer models, which were exposed as a load of unscientific rubbish upon their (intentionally avoided) public review.
Do you know any basic programming concepts? Good! Then you know what an array is.
Now, what happens to a data set when you manipulate it with an array of numbers that produce the desired hockey stick?
That's right, any given input is warped into the predetermined hockey stick.
The coder even called it a fudge factor.
Evidence of scientific malpractice doesn't get any more damning that the disclosures provided in the artfully curated Climategate archive.
I bet Al Gore calls you when he has a reluctant massage therapist, so you can enthusiastically finish the (hand) job. Poor Tipper, no wonder she left that loser!
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