North Korea Vs Hollywood: Should The U.S. Go To War?
Has North Korea crossed the line? The withdrawal of Sony’s The Interview has sparked a lot of commotion in politics and business, as well as personal opinions. Many are saying that the act goes far beyond simple file confiscation. Those who are looking deeper say the hacking threat is an act of war. Should it really go that far? Lives should not be lost merely because of a few hurt egos and stolen movie files.
Sure, the hackers pulled other company-sensitive files as well. However, Americans should, rather, deescalate this situation. Yet, contrarily, over-zealous patriots are blowing this well out of proportion. While these individuals are calling for war against North Korea, will these same people be ones to get on the front-line with a gun or take a few bullets? More than likely, that is not the case.
Even congressmen are seemingly instigating the matter. Illinois Senator Mark Kirk tweeted the following.
With Sony’s surrender to North Korea, I plan to host a movie screening of @theinterview. http://t.co/PBf2MII5Hp
— Mark Kirk (@SenatorKirk) December 19, 2014
Then to add further instigation, he states the following.
We shouldn’t have to ask #NorthKorea for permission to see a movie. I want to see @TheInterview. RT if you would too!
— Mark Kirk (@SenatorKirk) December 19, 2014
Plenty of people would love to see the movie. However, sometimes, wants have to be sacrificed for the greater good. U.S. citizens should wake up to see the impending, war-time “movie” that could ensue. Who would be the audience? The rest of the world. Moreover, Americans should take a note from Arkansas State Senator Jim Hendren, who states the following.
I hope that all these people calling for all out war with #NorthKorea will deploy with us when we go. #SonyHack
— Jim Hendren (@JimHendren1) December 19, 2014
Laughably, it is amazing that Hollywood has such mass-influence. The whole world cheered when the hacker group Anonymous did their good deeds through hacking. Yet, this current situation seems to be less an issue of morals and more an issue of ego.
As reported by USA Today, the North Korean government significantly supported Sony’s hacking. However, the gravity of the incident is not enough to cry out “9/11.”
Definitely, there have always been wars, even sequels to wars. And though only the elite know the truthful, underlying causes of those wars, one would hope they were not as petty as this potential war’s instigation.
The United States is a strong country, employing some of the greatest minds on the planet. Instead of sacrificing lives for the sake of Hollywood, why not simply hire more intelligent hackers than those who hacked Sony, having them solve the issue by whatever technological means implementable?
Does Sony needs better firewall protection? Possibly, it would be best if everything at this company’s headquarters could be converted to in-house protocols and no longer connect to internet sources. Why not use external hard drives to transfer sensitive files to other internet-pliable facilities? Do not make excuses to go to war. Hollywood fell victim to another hack, yes.
However, do not sidestep the matter that entertainment companies are illegally infiltrated daily by American citizens. Piracy is a version of hacking, just to be clear. Contrary to the popular consensus, it is not the case that North Korea is dictating what happens in America, regardless of how it may look to citizens. If America is the stronger country, it has the ability to be the stronger country. Stop talking of war if you are not going to be the individual to pick up a gun. Encouragingly, these are words coming from a veteran. There is a saying, as quoted below.
“It’s easy to act like a beast, until it’s time to do what real beasts do.”
Will you take a bullet for Hollywood? What are your thoughts?
