HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?
A couple of days ago some attention whore protested being screened at an airport. The moron staged a one man protest against making air travel as secure as possible. It is obvious that this particular mental defective didn't know about the nefarious “underwear bomber” who attempted to murder a plane load of passengers about this time last year. Since he wasn't on that particular aircraft he really didn't care. Some how his ranting became a national event and everybody who travels by air and never heard about 9/11 were supposed to stage some kind of protest during the busiest travel day of the year. Surprisingly, not that many people were stupid enough to join in.
The indisputable fact is that the current installation of full body scans is the most effective and efficient method of searching air travelers and securing all flights. It's quick, easy, and 100% unobtrusive. It's real hard (“hard”, as in totally impossible) to find a reason not to implement such scans on every single passenger boarding an aircraft.
Now before you start branding me as some sort of neo-nazi let me make a whole bunch of things abundantly clear:
1)Airlines are private businesses. They can pretty much do whatever they please. They can charge as much as they want, they can reject whoever they want (within certain restrictions) and they can make whatever policies they want. In the case of protecting their passengers (and themselves) from terrorists and all the related litigation, they have gladly handed over that responsibility to the federal government. Because over the past decade Americans have been conditioned to fear absolutely everything and pass the responsibility on to the government they voted for, we all now have to deal with the results we were all willing to abdicate to them.
2)The “terrorist” threat is a joke. Are you kidding me? Nothing has happened since the “We Don't Care” days of 9/11, but now security has proven, beyond any doubt, that they are more then capable of eliminating any threats. I for one, have absolutely no fear when boarding an airplane. I've been singled out for a thorough screening and had absolutely no problem with it. In fact, it was kind of fun and I boarded ahead of almost everyone else. Screen me all you want.
3)Sure, it has all the 'earmarks' of a “big brother” government but be real. If you somehow think this is some kind of first-step, you haven't been paying attention. It's a necessity.
4)Yeah, sure, all those people that are responsible for screening passengers are consummate professionals. Get real! They're no better at their job then you are...and that should make you quake in your boots. These people are trained by the exact same people that trained you. In other words, the training sucks. I'd much rather rely on technology then some guy barely making a couple bucks over minimum wage who got his job because he had an uncle or cousin in the business.
5)The simple, plain fact is, there's nothing to be worried about. We caught the last couple of fools attempting to do nothing and we're pretty damn good at it. Things are working quit well already.
6)Nobody wants to feel your 'junk” or see a vague representation of what you might look like naked. Give it up. Nobody cares. In fact, I feel a bit sorry for the poor guy (or gal) that has to suffer through a “Pat-down” of you. Face it: if you thought some anonymous picture of the outline of your body would excite anyone, you'd be first in line.
The current practice is effective and better then anything we've seen before. It's exactly what all of you have been looking for. It's faster, easier, and more effective then anything else. And the most important aspect of it is that almost everyone is in favor of it. If you want to get from point “A” to point “B” quickly, swallow what little pride you have and agree to insure the safety of yourself and everybody else. Stop being a selfish moron. EVERBODY will benefit. Even you.
The FACTS ARE (and any member of the “Tea Party” movement may leave the room) our methods of insuring safe air travel are working. And most people are fully supportive of it. When you make a fuss and cry and whine like a little baby, most people laugh at you. Mommy may sympathize, but a vast majority of the public considers you an idiot. Just go away. I plan on taking a trip in a couple of months and I don't want to have any concerns because you got upset when mom stopped breast-feeding you. It's called “reality”. Get used to it.
The indisputable fact is that the current installation of full body scans is the most effective and efficient method of searching air travelers and securing all flights. It's quick, easy, and 100% unobtrusive. It's real hard (“hard”, as in totally impossible) to find a reason not to implement such scans on every single passenger boarding an aircraft.
Now before you start branding me as some sort of neo-nazi let me make a whole bunch of things abundantly clear:
1)Airlines are private businesses. They can pretty much do whatever they please. They can charge as much as they want, they can reject whoever they want (within certain restrictions) and they can make whatever policies they want. In the case of protecting their passengers (and themselves) from terrorists and all the related litigation, they have gladly handed over that responsibility to the federal government. Because over the past decade Americans have been conditioned to fear absolutely everything and pass the responsibility on to the government they voted for, we all now have to deal with the results we were all willing to abdicate to them.
2)The “terrorist” threat is a joke. Are you kidding me? Nothing has happened since the “We Don't Care” days of 9/11, but now security has proven, beyond any doubt, that they are more then capable of eliminating any threats. I for one, have absolutely no fear when boarding an airplane. I've been singled out for a thorough screening and had absolutely no problem with it. In fact, it was kind of fun and I boarded ahead of almost everyone else. Screen me all you want.
3)Sure, it has all the 'earmarks' of a “big brother” government but be real. If you somehow think this is some kind of first-step, you haven't been paying attention. It's a necessity.
4)Yeah, sure, all those people that are responsible for screening passengers are consummate professionals. Get real! They're no better at their job then you are...and that should make you quake in your boots. These people are trained by the exact same people that trained you. In other words, the training sucks. I'd much rather rely on technology then some guy barely making a couple bucks over minimum wage who got his job because he had an uncle or cousin in the business.
5)The simple, plain fact is, there's nothing to be worried about. We caught the last couple of fools attempting to do nothing and we're pretty damn good at it. Things are working quit well already.
6)Nobody wants to feel your 'junk” or see a vague representation of what you might look like naked. Give it up. Nobody cares. In fact, I feel a bit sorry for the poor guy (or gal) that has to suffer through a “Pat-down” of you. Face it: if you thought some anonymous picture of the outline of your body would excite anyone, you'd be first in line.
The current practice is effective and better then anything we've seen before. It's exactly what all of you have been looking for. It's faster, easier, and more effective then anything else. And the most important aspect of it is that almost everyone is in favor of it. If you want to get from point “A” to point “B” quickly, swallow what little pride you have and agree to insure the safety of yourself and everybody else. Stop being a selfish moron. EVERBODY will benefit. Even you.
The FACTS ARE (and any member of the “Tea Party” movement may leave the room) our methods of insuring safe air travel are working. And most people are fully supportive of it. When you make a fuss and cry and whine like a little baby, most people laugh at you. Mommy may sympathize, but a vast majority of the public considers you an idiot. Just go away. I plan on taking a trip in a couple of months and I don't want to have any concerns because you got upset when mom stopped breast-feeding you. It's called “reality”. Get used to it.
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