"They're not protestors, they're a hate group"

To the Editor:

I've read several of the articles regarding the recent protests against Scientology by the group calling itself "Anonymous". I'm the first to acknowledge that this is America and that means anyone has the right to protest anything they want. That being said, I do take offense at the media's skewed coverage of these protests. Particularly that they are calling this protest group "Internet activists" rather than calling them what they actually are, a Hate Group.

I witnessed one of these protests in Clearwater; the protestors were carrying signs stating "we hate Scientology" and were chanting to motorists "honk if you hate Scientology". I wonder if the media would cover these protests differently if the Hate Group Anonymous were inciting hate toward Christianity or Judaism. I wonder if the hate groups known for their Nazi sympathies got similar coverage in Germany during the 30's and 40's?

I happen to be a Jew and a Scientologist. Let the Hate Groups protest, but please recognize them for what they really are - advocates of ignorance, intolerance and immorality.