December 19, 2014 05:36 AM UTC

Discuss: Cyberwar, North Korea, Sony's "Interview" Fiasco

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• by: kwtree

(Hackers suck – promoted by Colorado Pols)

“The Interview” was not a great movie. It appears to have been a fantasy ammosexual buddy movie, aimed at those panting, sweaty hordes who know what real he-man American foreign policy should be if that wuss Obama were not in charge.  By Golly, North Korea would be sorry they went in the wrong mom’s basement, futhermucker.

That said, the swift withdrawal of the movie from scheduled Christmas theatre showings, in the total and complete capitulation of Sony pictures to the hacking of its servers, sets a chilling precedent for free speech.

Why did Sony make the movie in the first place? How would we react if a rival nuclear power attempted a holiday film about assassinating our President?  Domestic white hate groups fantasize about this constantly, but usually not on widely distributed video. I have to think that a foreign, say, Bollywood, blockbuster on this topic would not be kindly received.

What were they thinking? Did Sony get what they deserved? Should we mourn that we will not see “The Interview” while Kim Jong Un is in charge? Did they do the right thing in cancelling all showings?

Here’s a link to Ari Melber and Lawrence O’Donnell’s discussion on MSNBC if you need background.

Most of youtube is also chilled – Hardly a trailer to be seen. ..all are now “private”. Over-reaction much? I haven’t seen mass freakout like this since 9/11.

Discuss.