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The TSA people you deal with at the security line are pretty low level employees. They don't decide to use the body scanner or make people take their shoes off

The TSA people you deal with at the security line are pretty low level employees. They don't decide to use the body scanner or make people take their shoes off etc. I agree that the US has pretty much the most dehumanizing security process, but don't make their same mistake and dehumanize the low level TSA workers. Instead, use that bitterness and anger to talk to people who can change it: your congressman, maybe there's a way to talk to the head of the TSA. Making a TSA screener's job harder makes the world a worse place and doesn't change things.

coldpie 11y ago
The main reason I opt out is in the hope that enough people will opt out that they'll be forced to change their policy. I'm doing my part. Making the TSA clowns miserable is just a bonus. Maybe they'll think their job sucks so much that they'll quit and find a real job. Maybe they'll tell their manager that people are complaining and it'll work its way up the chain. At the end of the day, making the TSA clown's job harder makes me happier, which is something I desperately need after going through the rigmarole. So I'm going to keep being just on the ragged edge of polite to them and sneak in whatever jabs I can. Fuck them.
- late2part 11y ago
  They're called "stooges" not "clowns". stooge sto͞oj/Submit noun 1. derogatory a person who serves merely to support or assist others, particularly in doing unpleasant work. "you fell for that helpless-female act and let her make you a stooge" synonyms: underling, minion, lackey, subordinate; More 2. a performer whose act involves being the butt of a comedian's jokes. synonyms: butt, foil, straight man "a comedian's stooge"
cryoshon 11y ago
It's best to adopt a broad strategy of resistance, starting with direct contempt/ostracization to the most obvious target (TSA lackeys) and ending with writing your congressman threatening to donate to his competitor if there isn't action taken in your favor. The less socially desirable the TSA jobs are, the fewer people will hang onto them and feel like they are rewarded for "good work".

coldpie 11y ago

The main reason I opt out is in the hope that enough people will opt out that they'll be forced to change their policy. I'm doing my part. Making the TSA clowns miserable is just a bonus. Maybe they'll think their job sucks so much that they'll quit and find a real job. Maybe they'll tell their manager that people are complaining and it'll work its way up the chain. At the end of the day, making the TSA clown's job harder makes me happier, which is something I desperately need after going through the rigmarole. So I'm going to keep being just on the ragged edge of polite to them and sneak in whatever jabs I can. Fuck them.

late2part 11y ago
They're called "stooges" not "clowns". stooge sto͞oj/Submit noun 1. derogatory a person who serves merely to support or assist others, particularly in doing unpleasant work. "you fell for that helpless-female act and let her make you a stooge" synonyms: underling, minion, lackey, subordinate; More 2. a performer whose act involves being the butt of a comedian's jokes. synonyms: butt, foil, straight man "a comedian's stooge"

cryoshon 11y ago

It's best to adopt a broad strategy of resistance, starting with direct contempt/ostracization to the most obvious target (TSA lackeys) and ending with writing your congressman threatening to donate to his competitor if there isn't action taken in your favor. The less socially desirable the TSA jobs are, the fewer people will hang onto them and feel like they are rewarded for "good work".