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Is the Sony Capitulation the "Munich" of 21st Century?
own brain | dec 18, 2014 | beebuster2000

Posted on 12/18/2014 5:22:39 PM PST by beebuster2000

Just as Muncih signaled a psycho of 70 years ago that he would face little opposition from weak democracies, did the USA and Sony just signal the worlds terrorists, rogue nations and hackers that they could destroy US business and infrastructure at will, and face no consequences?


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: amypascal; clooney; georgeclooney; guardiansofpeace; hollywood; northkorea; pyongyang; sony

1 posted on 12/18/2014 5:22:39 PM PST by beebuster2000
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To: beebuster2000

If the theatres refuse to show it, or if something happens at one that does, and the lawsuits come flying, Sony alone gets to eat up the lawsuits.

No one is really willing to help them. The studios taht made no such film gets a free pass, even though they would have done the same.

There is one way to technically show the flick without the Norks knowing ... slip it in between a double feature of Gigli and Town & Country


2 posted on 12/18/2014 5:26:52 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: beebuster2000

The death scene has been hacked and posted many times on YouTube. It does not last long. But it is still on this guy’s blog —

http://bestshowsontvkasuwell.blogspot.com/2014/12/kim-jong-un-death-scene-interview.html


3 posted on 12/18/2014 5:38:28 PM PST by doug from upland (Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Some how, I can’t feel too sorry for SONY. These are the same people that were Soooo liberal, and now, a more ultra-liberals, the communists are going after them. Just as I don’t feel a damn bit sorry for all these HOLLYWOOD LIMOZINE LIBERALS. Any thing they get, they deserve, for being so stupid.


4 posted on 12/18/2014 5:40:26 PM PST by gingerbread
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To: beebuster2000

Sony is not a country/nation ... they’re “in business” to make money and to do whatever it takes to absolutely minimize risks and costs, while maximizing income.

Don’t look to business in order to maintain any political ideology or societal standards, because such a thing DOES NOT EXIST within “business”.

Business has NO MORALITY other than “making money” ... while some “people” who work in a business, may themselves have some morals. Again ... don’t look to “business” for anything else, other than to make money in any way possible.


5 posted on 12/18/2014 5:42:58 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: doug from upland

http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/16/7400963/sony-hack-leaked-clip-the-interview-kim-jong-un-death-scene#ooid=dlb3Fjcjr9E9c2Cn7TBQUpjLh2OZvB6N


6 posted on 12/18/2014 5:59:06 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: gingerbread

If we had a real President he would order a boomer park off the coast of North Korea and quietly let the them know that if anything should happen to a US movie theater N Korea will cease to exist.


7 posted on 12/18/2014 6:04:44 PM PST by ozdragon
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To: doug from upland

nope


8 posted on 12/18/2014 6:05:43 PM PST by beebuster2000
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To: beebuster2000

i think the SONY thing has a lot to do with ‘as yet’ undisclosed e-mails which now lay in the possession of the North Koreans. A few weeks ago they putted some mild e-mails of SONY executives. I wonder what else they found as they filtered through this high tech e-mail treasure trove. The North Koreans may have the leadership of SONY by the ‘short and curlies” with what else is found in the hacking trove.


9 posted on 12/18/2014 7:08:23 PM PST by Texas Songwriter ( Iwe)
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To: beebuster2000

Hackers took on a huge corporation and WON. Hackers everywhere are chomping at the bit to accomplish the next epic win. Lots more fun on the way. It’s now an open competition. Hacker utopia.


10 posted on 12/18/2014 10:19:26 PM PST by bluejean (The lunatics are running the asylum)
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To: beebuster2000

Can I be a bit mystified by this event?

How is Sony making a movie, even a comedy about assassinating the leader of a country appropriate. The North Korea government, as evil, and psychotic as it is has every right to be upset at this and to consider this movie to be a highly provocative action.

That they only hacked the Sony studios could be considered a restrained response on the part of a insane, tyrannical reactionary government.

I think the left bit off more than they could chew in that they remembered the non-response to the movie about assassinating George W. Bush that was made several years ago. After all if you can get away with that then why not this?

The left are morons. They assume that everyone who disagrees with them is evil but but nice. They can trash republicans because they know the US conservatives will take the high road and turn the other cheek.

You don’t spit on a tyranny unless you want a fight.

Sony deserved this. The movie crosses a line and should have used an imaginary or fictional leader rather than a real one. Change the government, suppose the movie was about hiring two bumblers to kill Angela Merkel or David Cameron? Would Germany or the UK protest that?

As much as I hate to say it.

Good for North Korea. Maybe it will make studios think twice before insulting others.

That said - I hope the North Korean leaders die a horrible lingering death and do so soon.


11 posted on 12/18/2014 11:06:18 PM PST by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: Fai Mao
This ability is the ability to blackmail anyone or any organization who has an e-mail which embarrasses, exposes, or puts a company leaders job or reputation at risk.

What if Bill Clinton has e-mailed the joys of Monica with one of his leachers friends? They would have had Clinton by the family jewels and the country would be put at risk.

12 posted on 12/19/2014 10:32:00 AM PST by Texas Songwriter ( Iwe)
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To: Texas Songwriter
What if Bill Clinton has e-mailed the joys of Monica with one of his leachers friends? They would have had Clinton by the family jewels and the country would be put at risk.

Actually, the Starr Report contained information that two foreign governments had crecorded Clinton's late night phone chats with Monica. One of them was a friendly (Israel?) and notified the FBI/CIA about the breach of security, on the QT.

13 posted on 12/19/2014 10:37:43 AM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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