A Goofball and A Reasonably-Intelligent Person talk about "The Interview"

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Guess which one gets more camera time?

[monmouth4]

1. I didn't see any "goofball" at all. The man saw the movie and he enjoyed it. Yay...n/t

[itsrobert]

2. Why is he a goofball?

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3. He didn't know the ending???

Edited to add: Don't you think he was just LOVIN' the attention?

[Zoftig1]

4. They both agreed.

Both these guys agreed. How about a divergent viewpoint? A North Korean movie about the assassination of Obama might be frowned upon by our media. Nobody thinks they should dictate our media choices. Some might think the movie is, at least, tasteless. Though of course that would be nothing new for Hollywood.

[zeemike]

7. And I am just guessing but that move might have not done well at the box office.

But the hackers (they say North Korea) made Soney some money where they would probably not made much on it.
Now it is our patriotic duty to see it.
I am starting to see things as manipulation of the American mind for the American dollar.

[greiner3]

9. "...manipulation of the American mind for the American dollar."

Maybe I'd agree but I don't think Sony knew N. Korea would have such an over the top response, unless you are into conspiracy theories, i.e. a Japanese company is in league with the idiot in power and...

[zeemike]

10. None dare call it a conspiracy...

Because they don't exist...even if they look like it.
And I have never heard of a CT that could not be debunked by someone...it would be a very poorly thought out one if it could not be explained and rationalized.

No I don't deal in them, I just look at cause and effect and who profits from it...and it seems they always do.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

11. I no longer believe that this whole hack was set up by Sony as a publicity stunt

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- Too much came out that was embarrassing for Sony executives. But I do agree with the experts who say that North Korea isn't behind it either. If it was South Korean hackers who wanted to polarize the American public (particularly the American right) against North Korea, then mission accomplished. You should see what the RWNJs on Twitter are saying about this.

I found it very noteworthy how predictable the right wing's response was- which leads me to a second possibility; Maybe this hack was merely a social experiment- A dry run, if you will. A relatively harmless bit of mass media manipulation meant to gather data rather than produce a political result.

Of course there's also the very likely possibility that the hackers are non-aligned, and were throwing all that North Korea stuff out for the LULZ. Think about the hacker mentality for a moment and this one becomes real plausible.

ETA: If it were any kind of a false-flag attack, I'd say it's the MIC getting the next war cued up.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. My thoughts after watching it...

Lowbrow and cringeworthy.

However, after all the buzz, they'll make their money back.

[chrisau214]

6. I've Watched the Clip Several Times

I still don't see the so called goofball.

I see two guys expressing basically the exact same thoughts.

[RoccoR5955]

8. The goofball does not realize

that the powers that be here in the US are ALREADY telling them what media that they can view.
Why are there movie ratings?
Why are there no real liberal mainstream radio, television, or newspapers?
Why are federal reports that WE THE PEOPLE paid for, redacted, and censored, so that only a chosen few can see them?
Why are we told not to exercise our First Amendment rights to freedom of assembly when, and where we want?
I pity the fool.