I found this propaganda to be quite moving, as SR2 has made an official announcement that by the end of the month they are going to pay back 100% of the victims of the February attack.
"You are writing history, *******.
We are almost there.
In less than thirty days I will be drafting an unprecedented announcement that your resilience made possible: the announcement that Silk Road has repaid all victims of our February hack.
As of today, May 27th 2014, 82.09% of all victims of the Feburary hack have been fully repaid.
In June the world will be reminded that when faced with adversity, Silk Road's community doesn't run. We unite.
Our enemies may seize our servers, impound our coins, and arrest our friends, but they cannot stop you: our people.
You write history with every coin transacted here.
It is unprecedented for any entity, darknet or clearnet, to completely repay the victims of a Bitcoin hack.
We are sending a clear message of integrity and justice, louder than the slander our oppressors can push into the news. History will prove that we are not criminals, we are revolutionaries.
We are slaving to transform a notoriously-violent industry into a safe online marketplace, removing the risk of face-to-face transactions.
We do not steal the People's money like Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley. We bail each other out with our own sweat. We are not puppets of fear or greed. We do not run like the cowards at MtGox, TorMarket, or Sheep. Silk Road is not here to scam, we are here to end economic oppression. Silk Road is not here to promote violence, we are here to end the unjust War on Drugs. Silk Road is not here to submit to authority, we are here to defend a foundational human right: freedom of choice. Silk Road is not a marketplace, Silk Road is a global revolt.
When the news hits that everyone has been repaid, do your part to help tear down the world's misimpressions about what our movement stands for.
Four months of everyone's hard work has almost generated one spark. Throw it into the petrol. Be prepared with your throwaway accounts. Tweet. Upvote. Blog. Email editors.
It is an honor to serve you. Defcon "
I just found this worthy of sharing, in case anyone cared. I know they get a shitty rep, and this was one of the reasons. I do understand it isn't the only one -- but they're doing a good thing.
I like SR2, and I'm not sure what exactly is holding them back (according to several people, it's Defcon himself but of course there's no evidence one way or the other that I have access to) but even though I originally considered it home over there, it started making me uneasy.
That said, I do think the repayment thing is genuine. I was repaid the funds I lost, which wasn't much, and many members of the community who lost thousands of dollars were also repaid.
If they can implement the support system and escrow (including multi-sig since many people care about it nowadays) I think they'll become the best market again. Many of the best vendors are still only on there, people who I trust as much as it's possible to trust a stranger on the internet (perhaps not much but nonetheless).
It must be very difficult for them to find anyone competent to help them out since they still have a massive target on their back and if they let an LE in it's game over, so they gotta stick with the current crew who for whatever reason isn't getting things done. Sad.