6. Non-production of a potentially good adaptation of Pyongyang is a genuine loss.
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8. Sony and other studios operating withing logic of business: make fun of Korea when safe to do so, cancel movies when any danger.
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9. One lesson: corporate capitalism can't be relied on to defend free speech from neo-Stalinist intimidation.
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10. The problem with the bourgeois is that they can't even take a stand to defend bourgeois freedom.
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11. So if we can't rely on Sony & Co. to take a stance for free speech, what options do we have?
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@jonathanchait suggests USA gov't underwrite Sony liability on terrorist attack:http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/12/us-must-defend-us-culture-from-north-korea.html …3 replies 3 retweets 1 like -
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13. I'm not sure what I think of Chait's suggestion actually, since it would involve extending sphere of state anti-terrorism activity.
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14. A more democratic & grassroot solution would be a consumer boycott of Sony, until they release film.
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15. Defending free speech of crappy Hollywood movie might seem like a dubious political stance....
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16. RT @root_e This is the classical liberal error of defending for the privileged what is not really a principle.
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@zrahul2020 Hollywood have the Chinese Govt at the back of their mind while creating movies , Nobody is complaining about that3 replies 4 retweets 5 likes - Show replies
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