Originally Posted by
TSORon
Found at the TSA Blog:
Hmmm. Could this Anon be right? Could it be folks like those who post to TS/S who have given the victory to the terrorists rather than the TSA and the government?
Your suggestion that those of us who oppose TSA policies and procedures are giving aid and comfort to the enemy is disgusting, unAmerican, and smacks of fascism.
Ron, I realize that you are a TSA true believer, and that you post here mostly in good faith. That said, TSA and DHS
are not infallible, and have consistently lied to the American people in the past, and based on their track record, will likely continue to do so.
However, another FT poster says it best.
Second, we're in the grip of a loathsome federal agency whose power and survival depend on feeding this particular fear. TSA must campaign against critical thinking. They have to keep the boogeyman alive, and keep spinning fables about how cunning and powerful he is, to keep TSA itself alive. Killjoys who point out how many traffic deaths, natural gas accident deaths, etc. we accept without starting TSA-ish zero-risk campaigns in those arenas are not welcome -- no matter how sensible they may be.
History will record that America went slightly insane after September 2001 and that the insanity peaked, Salem-trials style, in 2010. Hopefully we'll eventually come to our senses as the Salemites eventually did, and understand it is deeply irrational to pursue zero risk in any human endeavor.
The reason that a large number of Americans have turned against TSA is that TSA is conducting a war against the American people. It isn't all that complicated.