It's usually the person who says "You've lost" and mistakenly references Godwin who has lost (all hope). If you're more concerned with the form of the response

It's usually the person who says "You've lost" and mistakenly references Godwin who has lost (all hope). If you're more concerned with the form of the response than the content... > How is calling me "sheeplish" helpful for this conversation? You're the one calling yourself sheeple so you can act hurt. The parent used it as a broad descriptor of anyone who just believes what they're told. It wasn't directed at you so how is you falling on your victim card helping the conversation? > The goal of the TSA is to create security theater, I doubt you'd get any agreement with that. From them, the politicians, the taxpayers, or real security experts. > and that goal is effective at preventing terrorists from even attempting to attack airports. It's difficult to prove this, of course [...] There's literally no reason to suspect that it works. Theater fails in all contexts because only one person needs to realize it's fake and point that out. > while most folks consider security theater useless, they're wrong. It has value. Negative value. It reduces vigilance where it's truly needed.