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In reply to the discussion: The terrorist hacking of Sony, and their capitulation, prove that Capitalists are arrogant cowards [View all]Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)31. Sony could have aired it for free.
They could send it straight to video.
They could have arranged for Apple to push it onto every Iphone.
This attack as already stopped another movie that was being made about North Korea by a different organization.
Now, there is this subject, North Korea, that no one is going to examine because the North Korean Dictator has stopped it out of fear that they will be attacked.
I find that deeply offensive.
What if next week a group of religious right hackers working for Uganda steal the information of a studio and threaten theater goers who see any movie that portrays homosexuals?
If the first question a Studio, an actor, or writer asks is, "Who the fuck will I offend with this?" then our freedoms have been stolen and we have been harmed.
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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