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Showing Original Post only (View all)The terrorist hacking of Sony, and their capitulation, prove that Capitalists are arrogant cowards [View all]
All my life I have been told how courageous, focused, and determined intrepid businessmen and corporations are in their dedicated war to squeeze every Penny, Ruble, Yuan, and Shekel out of consumers.
Put the mother fuckers to the test, and they cut and run.
(There was a tad of hyperbole in the above statement.)
(But only a tad.)
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The terrorist hacking of Sony, and their capitulation, prove that Capitalists are arrogant cowards [View all]
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2014
OP
Reports say that North Korea was behind the attack on Sony and the threat to kill
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2014
#9
That is a good question. I intended to see that move because of the threat.
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2014
#15
Sony execs were aware of what the hackers had on them....only plausible explanation, and the media
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#2
Threatening 9/11 style attacks on theaters is a terrorist attack, by definition.
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2014
#10
There was no political component, it was to stop one movie, so it is criminal extortion. Words have
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#12
Limiting artistic expression because of a government threat is censorship.
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2014
#14
Capitalists are terrified babies who make the government do thje dirty work for them.
Odin2005
Dec 2014
#22
I doesn't make any sense, there was already a big production made about killing Kim Sr.
Rex
Dec 2014
#23
They could have aired it for free, but the issue is the NK does not want it seen by anyone.
Glassunion
Dec 2014
#33