For those who have been in a cave the last few weeks, Sony was going to release a movie that had as its premise two morons are sent to North Korea ostensibly to interview the leader but really to assassinate him.
For some reason, the North Koreans took umbrage and unlike the countless other groups mocked, insulted or offended by hollywood, they are thought to have taken action. They mounted a horrendus cyber attack that laid bare all of Sony Entertainment's corporate secrets, including embarrassing emails that will inevitably cost the CEO her job. Not content with that, threats were then made that there would be terrorist attacks on movie theaters showing the film. The theater operators and Sony quickly folded, announcing the film would not be released.
While there is some grim satisfaction at seeing Hollywood liberals humiliated, the consequences are troubling. Muslims were already immune from media criticism for the simple reason that no one likes having a guy sneak up on you and hit you in the head with a hatchet. Criticize muslims and that is a real possibility.
Now we have gone beyond terror groups to actual state actors making such threats and carrying out destructive cyber attacks. The silence of our own government is also disturbing. One would have thought a mild comeback, such as a threat of utter and total nuclear destruction if so much as a firecracker went off in a movie theater, was warranted. Instead, nothing.
Of course, this is the genius administration that thought it would be a good idea to get into a new cold war with Russia. After all, Putin was unfriendly to gays at the Olympics, so obviously he poses a direct threat to us. I wonder if there are any hackers in russia who might be itching to one-up the North Koreans? Maybe take out our electric grid or shut down the banking system?
For some reason, the North Koreans took umbrage and unlike the countless other groups mocked, insulted or offended by hollywood, they are thought to have taken action. They mounted a horrendus cyber attack that laid bare all of Sony Entertainment's corporate secrets, including embarrassing emails that will inevitably cost the CEO her job. Not content with that, threats were then made that there would be terrorist attacks on movie theaters showing the film. The theater operators and Sony quickly folded, announcing the film would not be released.
While there is some grim satisfaction at seeing Hollywood liberals humiliated, the consequences are troubling. Muslims were already immune from media criticism for the simple reason that no one likes having a guy sneak up on you and hit you in the head with a hatchet. Criticize muslims and that is a real possibility.
Now we have gone beyond terror groups to actual state actors making such threats and carrying out destructive cyber attacks. The silence of our own government is also disturbing. One would have thought a mild comeback, such as a threat of utter and total nuclear destruction if so much as a firecracker went off in a movie theater, was warranted. Instead, nothing.
Of course, this is the genius administration that thought it would be a good idea to get into a new cold war with Russia. After all, Putin was unfriendly to gays at the Olympics, so obviously he poses a direct threat to us. I wonder if there are any hackers in russia who might be itching to one-up the North Koreans? Maybe take out our electric grid or shut down the banking system?
