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I know what I think it means, maybe we should argue about semantics? Perhaps a better comparison would be witches or ghouls (legion means demon or devil in the Christian tradition).



Funny. When I hear the word "Legion", I think of lots of Roman soldiers with big shields and spears.

"My name is Legion, for we are many." - A demon, in Mark 5:9

It's clear he (the demon) borrowed the word from the romans. And anonymous is using it the same way. "There are many of us" is not an existential threat. "We are demons" is silly and would make me think they're imaginary.

Your entire point is one of semantics, so don't be so dismissive. You made a claim based off what Anonymous says, picking apart the semantic meaing of "Legion". I'm well within my rights to call bullshit on "existential threat" as nothing more than a rhetorical flourish.




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