By Chris Rossini
Reading between the lines, what exactly did Sony and movie chains reveal by not showing the movie "The Interview"?
They pulled the movie because of terrorist threats. Could those threats have been genuinely acted upon, or were they mere bluffs? I guess only the hackers really know the answer to that. But Sony and the movie chains did not want to take the risk based on the information that was in front of them.
Here's the thing...By pulling the movie, both Sony and the movie chains expressed (again, by reading between the lines) that they did not believe that the U.S. government would be able to protect them should those threats have been genuine.
That's a significant admission.
- Consider all the draconian laws that have been passed since 9/11.
- Consider the heartache and embarrassment that we Americans have been put through (and continue to suffer) with TSA radiation, nude X-rays, and groping of our most intimate areas.
- Consider the blanket spying that the NSA performs on American communications. Just about everything is being recorded and stored.
- Consider the militarization of local police.
And still!
Sony and the movie theaters were not willing to take the risk. They were not confident enough that their property would be protected.
Were the images of Ferguson still fresh in their minds? Every American was able to see that private property couldn't even be protected from a gang of looters! Government buildings were protected. But private property went up in flames.
By choosing not to release the movie, Sony and the movie theaters made a huge admission. They don't believe government would protect them.
Government thrives on belief. It's their lifeblood, which is why so many officials were unhappy with the decision. Will they try to save face, and force Sony to release the movie?
It wouldn't surprise me.
Chris Rossini is author of Set Money Free: What Every American Needs To Know About The Federal Reserve. Follow @chrisrossini on Twitter.
It could also be that they didnt want to give Obama an excuse to go full dictator in chief if there was a terrorist attack. He doesnt need much to make that happen.
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