Originally Posted by
Caradoc
I've come to the conclusion that anyone who chooses the scanner based on the incorrect notion that it means they won't be groped is an idiot.
Of course, idiots will always reverse their behavior when you tell them that they're idiots. Name-calling always results in the elimination of irrational behavior.
Originally Posted by
Caradoc
The only way to avoid being groped by the TSA is simply to avoid any place the TSA is.
In other words ... "if you don't like it, don't fly".
Okay, let me power down a bit. But just a bit.
Not everyone agrees with me all the time. That doesn't make them idiots, and it doesn't make me an idiot. It means one, or both, of us is mistaken. Honestly mistaken, to be sure, but still mistaken. I need to have the good sense to recognize that my firmly-held, well-reasoned convictions might be wrong, even as I try to persuade them that their convictions are wrong. And, above all else, I shouldn't call them names.
Because, after all, they think I'm the idiot, and I'd want them to treat me with the same courtesy --- even if I don't deserve it.
There's a disturbing number of comments in this thread that are automatically dismissive of those (like the OP's dad) who don't agree with them. Let's discuss, persuade, even argue ... but let's do it with some respect.
Oh, wait ... I forgot ... we're about to enter the "silly season" of politics for the next two months, where everyone who disagrees with me must be called names. Never mind. [sigh]