12-19-2014, 10:43 AM
I don't see it as America "losing" free speech either, Cutz. If anything could make that happen, it would take a lot more than North Korean cyber terrorists, I agree.
I do see it as "halting" free speech of the businesses who decided to shelf the movie, though. The distributors and Sony were convinced to (at least temporarily) abruptly stop from showing the movie, which mocks North Korea, because North Korea doesn't like what the movie has to say and threatened repercussions.
I'm actually surprised the movie was shelved as a result of the threats. I didn't think those threats would carry so much weight with the decision makers. But, I understand the safety concerns.
I do see it as "halting" free speech of the businesses who decided to shelf the movie, though. The distributors and Sony were convinced to (at least temporarily) abruptly stop from showing the movie, which mocks North Korea, because North Korea doesn't like what the movie has to say and threatened repercussions.
I'm actually surprised the movie was shelved as a result of the threats. I didn't think those threats would carry so much weight with the decision makers. But, I understand the safety concerns.