'The Interview' is a disgusting film and should be banned

I'm still unsure of what argument you're trying to harness in this debate. The purpose of this debate was for me to prove my point that 'The Interview' is morally wrong and could lead to genuine consequences for the USA and other Western countries while your goal is to try to prove that it serves a noble purpose on this planet, but all you've spouted thus far is drivel regarding North Korea and how they're the most manically evil nation ever spat out onto this Earth. You're right, North Korea are considered the 'axis of evil' in most aspects of their imperious society, but that does not emancipate the excuse for the argument that producing a film depicting the murder of a nation's leader is noble, or in anyway a resource to our fragile society. You make the point that the crimes committed by the USA are not comparable to the crimes committed by North Korea - this is true, but the point I made was that both nations are on the same ship rapidly sinking in a vast ocean of evil and corruption and therefore are marginally just as crude as each other. Regardless of the two nations' crimes, it does NOT excuse the making of 'The Interview' which has only made international relations between the two governments more putrid than before. Two wrongs don't make a right and it would have been a valuable idea for this film not to have been released and to channel more time into trying to reason with North Korea. The USA had and have the power to influence the release of films and other content, but Obama has encouraged the release of 'The Interview' and has therefore accepted all responsibility for the controversy that comes with the release. I never stated that the wrongs of the USA excuse the misdoings of North Korea - that is a fallacy. What I said is that the USA have actually more brutally affected North Korea in the past than North Korea has ever affected the USA. North Korea have threatened nuclear strikes on the USA and many people perceive these threats as an irresponsible act of evil. And it's true, it is irresponsible and evil, but they're just threats. The USA have already affected North Korea with more than just threats in their murdering of millions of North Koreans with intense bomb strikes during the Korean War which decimated 30% of the North Korean population (http://bit.ly...). However, as I stated before, past relations between North Korea and the USA are irrelevant to the argument that 'The Interview' only makes the situation worse and only increases the chances of another conflict. The world is trying to dismantle North Korea via sanctions and military presences scattered across its border and I fully accept this as a useful method of containing North Korea as an imperialist state, but how does this justify the making of a film that only fuels their motivation to destroy the USA? Again, the undeniable truth is that 'The Interview' only makes the nightmarish situation even more of a succubus that the entire globe will eventually have to deal with. You yourself have committed to using the appeal to hypocrisy in the form of a red herring by attempting to counter my argument by stating that 'The Interview' is justified because North Korea have already conceptualised similar multimedia content previous to the making of the movie. The past is irrelevant and it's integral to realise that relations between the USA and North Korea were already sour, but 'The Interview' has only worsened things even further and not benefited society in the slightest. You're right, the concept of revenge that fabricated one of your previous arguments was one of your most shameful altercations. The idea that 'The Interview' is worthy of avenging North Korea through ridicule is child's play and doesn't deserve any recognition as a credible argument. Revenge is not a political method of dealing with another country and the USA should have known that 'The Interview' would only crush any hope of forming an alliance with North Korea in the future - potentially the only way of saving the people of North Korea. I am somewhat in disbelief that you are still harping on about that quote. How on Earth has 'The Interview' devalued North Korea's power? Any logical thinker would see that the making of this film has only made North Korea more motivated than ever to take serious countermeasures against the USA. If anything, 'The Interview' only devalues the USA's perceived power as it identifies the USA's lack of ability to take any real action against North Korea's government. Once again, you're cherry picking words that you wish I'd said in order to bolster your own argument. I never said I found 'The Interview' offensive. The rising issue that surrounds this beacon of world war three is that the film GREATLY offends North Korea and it's people. This is genuinely the most prominent purpose of this film along with generating revenue for Sony and that on it's own is wrong. I don't care about the offense taken by North Korea or its people, it's the serious countermeasures that follow their vowed threats. Banning 'The Interview' would in no way be a breach of the 'Freedom of Speech' act. It's a film, not an emotive soliloquy against the tyranny of the government. Films and other content shouldn't just be released for the sake of freedom. Certain content is and should be moderated for the purpose of protecting ourselves. For example, The Human Centipede was never candidly released across the US and other Western countries exempt of censorship in order to protect people from watching one of the most disturbing movies of all time. Is it a crime against humanity not to release The Human Centipede? Common sense logic should dictate what hits the shelf, not irrational leaps of faith and freedom. Of course, 'The Interview' was exclusively released in Western countries whereby no offence would be taken by viewers of the movie, but with great power comes great responsibility - the USA should have know much better than to allow the release of a film that they knew would only stir the anger of North Korea even further. It's not offending North Korea that we should be concerned about though, it's what they do in reply to the offence that should be our primary worry. The banning of this film would be a useful stepping stone into more diplomatic relations with North Korea which could potentially solve a lot of issues regarding North Korea's broken society. But as long as Sony and the US government allow this film to sustain it's public accessibility, North Korea will stay broken and alienated from the rest of the world and the chances of another conflict will remain at an all time high.