As y’all know, I am not a fan of censorship. Sure, my blog, my rules. But overall, I’m a big proponent of the First Amendment. I may not agree with the vile and idiotic stuff out there, but I do want to hear it, if only to identify the vile and stupid. One of the scariest things to happen this week was Sony Entertainment’s capitulation to North Korea regarding their movie, The Interview. Was I going to see it? Not likely. I do like my humor irreverent, but I can wait for it to show up on TV. But that was not the point. In short the Norks didn’t like it, so they threatened Sony by hacking and promising a “9/11” type of attack, and Sony caved. And so did Paramount with Team America: World Police. That really doesn’t make sense to me because Kim Jong Il is dead already. The hacking also makes no sense because that country barely keeps its lights on as it is, so it is my opinion they had some outside help. But no matter. They revealed how soft and easily manipulated we have become. Well, some of us. Personally, I would have shown the movie anyway and given away free popcorn.
But enough gloom and doom. Enjoy this weekend’s Sithy, courtesy of a Rottie friend.
Now, that is how you do it 😉
December 19th, 2014 at 4:25 PM
Yeah, the hub said that this is another reason he’ll never be President. His thoughts on an appropriate response would be to give everyone who goes to the movie a $30 tax credit and tell NK that nukes will be on the way at the first hint of discord at a theater in the US.
December 20th, 2014 at 9:07 AM
Heh, same here 😀
December 19th, 2014 at 4:27 PM
Nice! And yes…to my way of thinking, we’ve got some fairly intelligent people in this country, including hackers who could very easily be pulled out of their middle-school classrooms for the afternoon on an “extra credit” assignment, and persuaded to download all sorts of embarrassing photos of Kim Jong Whazziznam-un. Sony may produce meh movies and insanely over-priced electronics, but you threaten the US, and we respond in kind. You threaten a 9-11 response? We loop certain closing scenes from “Dr. Strangelove” on every frikkin Nork device capable of displaying an image.
Of course, with the current crop of “leadership” we have in the WhiteHouse, the Norks have never been safer.
December 19th, 2014 at 6:56 PM
Our enemies are safer and our allies never felt further from us. Way to go Obama supporters.
December 20th, 2014 at 9:08 AM
Indeed, it’s out allies that are no longer safe.
December 19th, 2014 at 5:08 PM
Well I’m glad I’m not alone in this, when they were hacking/ embarrasing Sony that is for Sony to take care of. (and they should have hired someone(s) to turn the tables) When they make a terrorist threat on America it is time to point some nukes in their direction and show the damn movie in every movie theater in the country. The complete POS failure in the oval office has decided that the norks get to pick which movies we get to see. Well F**k that.
December 20th, 2014 at 9:09 AM
A nation of cowards since January 20, 2009….
December 19th, 2014 at 6:55 PM
Mondo wuss-o-rama.
I would authorize our gov’t to give away free hardware and bandwidth to hackers who successfully nuked the norks for all the bytes they have or ever will own. Reduce them to dial-up until they remove all currently in power. Seventh generation stuff for the elites.
Just on general principle.
December 20th, 2014 at 9:10 AM
It’s not like we lack hackers, right?? 😀
December 19th, 2014 at 8:50 PM
👍
December 20th, 2014 at 9:10 AM
😀
December 22nd, 2014 at 6:40 AM
“The hacking also makes no sense because that country barely keeps its lights on as it is, so it is my opinion they had some outside help.”
Well, Sony has been going through rounds of layoffs, so maybe the help came from inside.
December 22nd, 2014 at 9:00 AM
HA! Good call 😀
December 22nd, 2014 at 10:45 AM
Hi LC. Nice blog. Thanks for your visit at ‘Nox & friends.
Regarding the Norks, and any wanna be bullies for that matter, weakness begets this type of activity. We can expect more of it soon.
I cannot imagine a threat of this type and subsequent capitulation with the likes of Ronald Reagan or even George W. Bush. The bad actors of the world understood that they needed to behave properly.
My sources inform me that the Chinese were involved. The Norks don’t have the capability. This was a warning shot.
December 26th, 2014 at 9:27 PM
I have been hearing similar rumors as well. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
December 25th, 2014 at 3:08 PM
Thank you for your blog, I keep up with all your posts and enjoy them immensely. A Happy Christmas to you and God’s Blessing on you and yours in 2015.
December 26th, 2014 at 9:26 PM
And a wonderful Christmas to you as well 🙂
December 25th, 2014 at 6:57 PM
Merry Sithmas Aggie! I hope y’all had a great one!
December 26th, 2014 at 9:24 PM
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Mitchell 🙂
December 26th, 2014 at 12:26 AM
he is born
🙂
December 26th, 2014 at 9:24 PM
Indeed He is 🙂
December 27th, 2014 at 12:27 AM
This video can make Badger’s cry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOQRtYYERGo