The
sad part, that nation (America) that produced the film (The Interview) ended-up cowering from cyber and real-world threats reportedly from that same
nation the film sought to make fun of (North Korea). Supposedly it was the sexual scene (reportedly
an orgy) that reviled, and thus riled, the enemy nation to wage their
cyber vandalism. That same Japanese company (Sony), initially decided not to
release the film about the dictator (Kim Jong Un) after their company was
hacked, its executives embarrassed, and the theaters threatened.
Then,
on 19 December 2014, the FBI said it believed the North Korean state was behind
the Sony hacking. President Obama, in a
press conference later the same day, pushed Sony to release the film. He said
they should have called him first – he’d have directed that they distribute
it. There was a time when America would
not have contemplated partaking in the making of such a foul film. It’s bad
enough Hollywood is filming filth and promoting promiscuity – it’s irrational
to invite retribution by promoting it from the Presidential bully pulpit. We are in a precarious position when our
enemy holds the moral high ground.
It’s
not the only time our foes have sought to lecture us on our lecherousness. Russia refused to allow the adoption of their
orphans by Americans because of our demonstrated depravity. In DEC 2012, the Russian parliament approved
the banning of adoption by Americans. In
a vote of 400 to four, they made illegal the adoption of Russian children by
same-sex couples and by single people who live in countries where same-sex
“marriage” is legal. Said the
vice-president of REAL Women of Canada, “The Russian government has been very
consistent, in that the major objective has been to protect vulnerable
children…and they have consistently done so with regard to homosexual
propaganda so that children won’t be entering into those relationships that
lead to tragedy and death often. This [adoption law] is just an extension of
their concern for children.”
Another
recent film that caused a stir was one the White House continually lied to us about. They repeatedly blamed an obscure
YouTube movie for “a demonstration that led to riots” and ultimately the death
of a US ambassador, an embassy employee, and two ex-Navy SEALs in Benghazi. Obama later misled the world, telling the
United Nations, “That is what we saw play out in the last two weeks, as a crude
and disgusting video sparked outrage throughout the Muslim world. I have made it clear that the United States
government had nothing to do with this video, and I believe its message must be
rejected by all who respect our common humanity. It is an insult not only to Muslims, but to
America as well…” No, it wasn’t the
movie; it was the Benghazi cover-up that’s an insult to all Americans.
Now I’m
confused about exactly what is crude and what is disgusting. I’m confused about the Obama movie rating
system. So the Benghazi movie that they lied to us
about “must be rejected” while he promotes an indisputably prurient movie to
prove a point? The Interview was
eventually released, becoming Sony’s biggest film released online
- making more than $15 million in just four days. 
But
wait, there’s more. On 2 JAN 2015 Obama issued an Executive Order stating, “The provocative,
destabilizing, and repressive actions and policies of the Government of North
Korea, including its destructive, coercive cyber-related actions during
November and December 2014 constitute a continuing threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.” Not
to be outdone, North Korea compared Obama’s behavior to a monkey. "Obama
always goes reckless in words and deeds like a monkey in a tropical
forest," said a spokesman at the National Defense Commission in a
statement reported by the official Korean Central News Agency.
If
only this were all just an infantile comedy.
This column appears in the 7 JAN 2015 Upson Beacon.
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