> The Sony attack was an attack aimed at free expression. It was the act of a bully looking to silence speech in the United States, and around the world, by int

> The Sony attack was an attack aimed at free expression. It was the act of a bully looking to silence speech in the United States, and around the world, by intimidation and harassment, in that case, of Sony Pictures. What? Can anyone provide me some concrete evidence that that's what the Sony attack was about? In the Wikipedia article on the event, I found this sentence: > This followed a message that several Sony Pictures executives had received via email on the previous Friday, November 21; the message, coming from a group called "God'sApstls" [sic], demanded "monetary compensation" or otherwise, "Sony Pictures will be bombarded as a whole". [1] The key phrase I see here is monetary compensation, not silence of speech in the United States. To me, Comey and the FBI (and of course the NSA, CIA, etc.) have a history of stripping the rights of citizens to protect America. Everything in this speech leads me to believe that that is continuing to happen. I just hope that the strategic footholds we gain are worth the costs we pay as citizens. 1. Seal, Mark (February 4, 2015). "An Exclusive Look at Sony's Hacking Saga". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 4, 2015.