Unlikely. I get the impression that the channers and their friends care less about whether or not they are "hackers" (by whatever mostly-arbitrary definition of the word is being used this week), and more about (1) not being arrested, and (2) making a plausible effort at being useful.
I agree. It seems the "hacker" term is from the media still stuck in the past and not realizing that the Internet is pretty mainstream. I think the people that participate in Anon (since there really isn't a group) look at themselves more as citizens of the Internet using tools available to them. I've heard some guest on a news outlet equate the DDoS attacks as Internet sit-ins. This concept, while not exact is probably the closest analogy I've heard of.
