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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Fri Dec 19, 2014, 08:09 AM Dec 2014

'Nobody stood up': George Clooney attacks press and Hollywood over Sony hack fallout

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/19/george-clooney-sony-pictures-hack-the-interview

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Actor and director, who had emails exposed by the hack on Sony, said media ‘abdicated its real duty’ when reporting the attacks, and that ‘we have allowed North Korea to dictate content, and that is just insane’

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'Nobody stood up': George Clooney attacks press and Hollywood over Sony hack fallout (Original Post) LiberalElite Dec 2014 OP

He's right customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #1

He is absolutely right - terrible precedent set by Sony. nt LiberalElite Dec 2014 #3

so those untrusted hackers deserve to die? reddread Dec 2014 #14

Whether they do or not customerserviceguy Dec 2014 #24

It is ridiculous that we let NK HappyMe Dec 2014 #2

considering that NK is a nuclear war head away madokie Dec 2014 #4

So we just ignore the fact that Sony execs are really racist? AngryAmish Dec 2014 #5

He isn't saying ignore the racism. Yes...they are racist, but they didn't deserve msanthrope Dec 2014 #6

Donald Sterling? AngryAmish Dec 2014 #7

????--the execs at Sony also had their medical and financial info spilled. nt msanthrope Dec 2014 #19

Now they're also cowards. n/t backscatter712 Dec 2014 #10

We live in a political world, as Dylan observed deutsey Dec 2014 #8

Positively Fifth Estate. Octafish Dec 2014 #11

I'll have to read later deutsey Dec 2014 #13

Thanks, D! Octafish Dec 2014 #16

He's absolutely right. Sony, and the rest of Hollywood, are a bunch of nauseating cowards. backscatter712 Dec 2014 #9

There's no spine in this country anymore. chrisa Dec 2014 #12

NO liberalmike27 Dec 2014 #20

They're spineless too. They just caved to a different element. chrisa Dec 2014 #21

Conservatives cave on state's rights, smaller government, cutting taxes, getting OBL, etc GreatGazoo Dec 2014 #22

Absolutely !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #15

the media doesn't even know it's 'real duty'. it's more than pathetic spanone Dec 2014 #17

frankly it's something Actors would or should do a General Strike on PatrynXX Dec 2014 #18

thanking Mr. Clooney for speaking out Skittles Dec 2014 #23

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)

1. He's right

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 08:19 AM

Dec 2014

Since NK showed that it could ruin a company because of what it did produce, how much more convincing would they have to be to a weaker target to produce a movie that shows the nice side of the Dear Leader?

My bet is that the distrustful North Koreans would have all of their hackers in a closely monitored center, rather than dispersed throughout the country, and one bunker buster could take the thing out.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

3. He is absolutely right - terrible precedent set by Sony. nt

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 08:24 AM

Dec 2014

reddread

(6,896 posts)

14. so those untrusted hackers deserve to die?

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 09:57 AM

Dec 2014

whats wrong with you?

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)

24. Whether they do or not

Reply to reddread (Reply #14)

Mon Dec 22, 2014, 01:28 AM

Dec 2014

wouldn't it make a great script for a moviemaker who has the balls to stand up to North Korea?

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

2. It is ridiculous that we let NK

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 08:20 AM

Dec 2014

(or whomever) dictate what should and shouldn't be seen.

madokie

(51,076 posts)

4. considering that NK is a nuclear war head away

Reply to HappyMe (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 08:32 AM

Dec 2014

from Japan I can understand the stance that Sony took. No matter how wrong it is the real wrong is NK getting the capability to build a nuke to begin with. If I remember right that trail comes through the big dicks door and I'm sure you all know who I'm talking about when I say the Big Dick

ETA: sorry 'bout that I meant this to be a reply to the OP. mybad

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)

5. So we just ignore the fact that Sony execs are really racist?

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 09:01 AM

Dec 2014

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

6. He isn't saying ignore the racism. Yes...they are racist, but they didn't deserve

Reply to AngryAmish (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 09:06 AM

Dec 2014

to have their private medical records released.

AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)

7. Donald Sterling?

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 09:20 AM

Dec 2014

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

19. ????--the execs at Sony also had their medical and financial info spilled. nt

Reply to AngryAmish (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 11:30 AM

Dec 2014

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

10. Now they're also cowards. n/t

Reply to AngryAmish (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 09:30 AM

Dec 2014

deutsey

(20,166 posts)

8. We live in a political world, as Dylan observed

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 09:27 AM

Dec 2014

As soon as you're awake, you're trained to take what looks like the easy way out.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

11. Positively Fifth Estate.

Reply to deutsey (Reply #8)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 09:40 AM

Dec 2014

History from the great JFK researcher and DUer Bill Kelly:

More Bob Dylan at Dealey Plaza

deutsey

(20,166 posts)

13. I'll have to read later

Reply to Octafish (Reply #11)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 09:46 AM

Dec 2014

Thanks!

Hope you have a great holiday, Octa!

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

16. Thanks, D!

Reply to deutsey (Reply #13)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 10:13 AM

Dec 2014

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Peaceful and Joyous New Year to You and Yours!

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

9. He's absolutely right. Sony, and the rest of Hollywood, are a bunch of nauseating cowards.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 09:27 AM

Dec 2014

Salman Rushdie stood up against state-organized death threats from Iran for decades. You didn't see him yank his book from publication or do anything other than showing true courage.

I have nothing but contempt for Sony right now.

Paramount too - after some theater chains like Alamo Drafthouse decided to show Team America: World Police after Interview was yanked, Paramount pulled Team America.

Fucking cowards.

chrisa

(4,524 posts)

12. There's no spine in this country anymore.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 09:40 AM

Dec 2014

liberalmike27

(2,479 posts)

20. NO

Reply to chrisa (Reply #12)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 11:35 AM

Dec 2014

Liberal spine, anyway. Plenty of conservative spine, a nauseating amount.

chrisa

(4,524 posts)

21. They're spineless too. They just caved to a different element.

Reply to liberalmike27 (Reply #20)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 01:07 PM

Dec 2014

They're pandering to the lowest common denominator like Michelle Bachmann and Rand Paul. The extremists are the only one with spines and moderate Conservatives are absolutely terrified to speak out against them.