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It sounds totally practical but in this whole TSA debate there's a weird misunderstanding of public opinion. Various polls have shown overwhelming public suppor

by jsz0 16y ago

It sounds totally practical but in this whole TSA debate there's a weird misunderstanding of public opinion. Various polls have shown overwhelming public support for body scanners for instance. People want the security theater antics. It makes them feel safe. Dogs are too old fashion -- people trust machines more. It's amazing to me how quickly the online community especially, but also the media, have forgot the uproar over the failed X-Mas day bombing last year. People were upset we didn't have full body scanners deployed. Another failed attempt and people will be demanding everyone gets a full pat down AND a body scan. Another successful attempt and they'll be demanding racial profiling. Maybe we'll ban Muslims from flying entirely. Nothing would surprise me. I guess my point is what is effective and what makes the public feel better are two very different things.

fexl 16y ago
I've concluded that freedom is an anti-value for many people. They don't want the responsibility that goes with freedom. They want people in government to grant them the cozy feeling of living at home with their parents, carefree, even when it's all theater and illusion. Those in government are happy to oblige because it's a fantastic never-ending jobs program for them. This is why the police state relentlessly ratchets forward, with only a temporary respite to allow the occasional fits of outrage to subside. http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/tip-of-the-spear/ http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/tip-of-the-spear/ We are seeing the hybrid of the Nanny State and the Police State, the kindergarten teacher and the prison warden, with everything all soft and fuzzy and nice, but manacles and truncheons for those who step out of line. The rising cost of this state metastasis will fall squarely on the shoulders of the dwindling few suckers who choose to live responsibly.

by jsz0 16y ago

fexl 16y ago

I've concluded that freedom is an anti-value for many people. They don't want the responsibility that goes with freedom. They want people in government to grant them the cozy feeling of living at home with their parents, carefree, even when it's all theater and illusion. Those in government are happy to oblige because it's a fantastic never-ending jobs program for them. This is why the police state relentlessly ratchets forward, with only a temporary respite to allow the occasional fits of outrage to subside. http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/tip-of-the-spear/ http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/tip-of-the-spear/ We are seeing the hybrid of the Nanny State and the Police State, the kindergarten teacher and the prison warden, with everything all soft and fuzzy and nice, but manacles and truncheons for those who step out of line. The rising cost of this state metastasis will fall squarely on the shoulders of the dwindling few suckers who choose to live responsibly.