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I knew my comment would be countered like this. I don't think they are not worth discussing, but the title of the piece is pretty sensational. I just commente

I knew my comment would be countered like this. I don't think they are not worth discussing, but the title of the piece is pretty sensational. I just commented there are no facts, nothing was real. She felt the way she did. Sure. But travel has been this way 15+ years now. edit:typos

bakul 10y ago
Rafia is a she. Not that it changes anything. This fear is much worse now. Watching what you say, the language you speak, books you read, what may be on your computers/phone, your demeanor, etc. Because of that fear she tried to remove anything that may signal she is a Muslim to the CBP. That makes the title not sensational. [But it didn't work as they still asked her if she was a Muslim.]
- the-dude 10y ago
  It does not change anything, but it explains a lot.
  - romwell 10y ago
    I'd be curious to know what exactly this explained.
romwell 10y ago
First, it's "she", not "he". If you don't care about the gender of the author (inferrable from the name), write "they". Secondly, no, the travel has not been the same even in the post-9/11 world. The change is that they are now talking about demanding passwords to social networks, and search your entire history of communication. The change is that now you really are presumed criminal and have to prove otherwise with how you look, speak, and what information you have or looked at. The change is that now you really do have to go through your emails and censor them. If that's not substance to you, we don't have anything to discuss, so let's stop here. I value your comments, however, because they supplement the article and do further author's point.
- romwell 10y ago
  Since the edit time has lapsed, I want to clarify that the OP has originally referred to the author as "he", but has edited his post when it was specified to them (good!). This is a nontrivial point; OP's opinions are affected by gender. Upon learning that the author is a woman, the OP stated that it "explains a lot" (as of the time of writing this, we're still waiting to know what exactly).
crispyambulance 10y ago
"Facts" are only part of any story and, more importantly, you can NEVER have all of the facts and there's no guarantee that the most important facts are even known. If you really want facts, consider what would happen if the journalist had tried to get them from a lizard-brain CBP officer as she's being asked weird intrusive questions and who could, on a whim, detain her at the airport with no rights to communicate with anyone-- for no one actually knows how long. The story was an insightful thought piece that might help others understand the situation better or perhaps provide a bit of illumination on why some people may be terrified of travel in the current environment.

bakul 10y ago

Rafia is a she. Not that it changes anything. This fear is much worse now. Watching what you say, the language you speak, books you read, what may be on your computers/phone, your demeanor, etc. Because of that fear she tried to remove anything that may signal she is a Muslim to the CBP. That makes the title not sensational. [But it didn't work as they still asked her if she was a Muslim.]

the-dude 10y ago
It does not change anything, but it explains a lot.
- romwell 10y ago
  I'd be curious to know what exactly this explained.

romwell 10y ago

First, it's "she", not "he". If you don't care about the gender of the author (inferrable from the name), write "they". Secondly, no, the travel has not been the same even in the post-9/11 world. The change is that they are now talking about demanding passwords to social networks, and search your entire history of communication. The change is that now you really are presumed criminal and have to prove otherwise with how you look, speak, and what information you have or looked at. The change is that now you really do have to go through your emails and censor them. If that's not substance to you, we don't have anything to discuss, so let's stop here. I value your comments, however, because they supplement the article and do further author's point.

romwell 10y ago
Since the edit time has lapsed, I want to clarify that the OP has originally referred to the author as "he", but has edited his post when it was specified to them (good!). This is a nontrivial point; OP's opinions are affected by gender. Upon learning that the author is a woman, the OP stated that it "explains a lot" (as of the time of writing this, we're still waiting to know what exactly).

crispyambulance 10y ago

"Facts" are only part of any story and, more importantly, you can NEVER have all of the facts and there's no guarantee that the most important facts are even known. If you really want facts, consider what would happen if the journalist had tried to get them from a lizard-brain CBP officer as she's being asked weird intrusive questions and who could, on a whim, detain her at the airport with no rights to communicate with anyone-- for no one actually knows how long. The story was an insightful thought piece that might help others understand the situation better or perhaps provide a bit of illumination on why some people may be terrified of travel in the current environment.