Originally Posted by AngryDan
There is a great debate to be had about TSA policies. But we will never hear that debate because the frequent flyer types have marginalized themselves and are too lazy to actually take a stand that might inconvenience themselves.
Hold on there Dan, most frequent flyer types are just mildly perturbed about these restrictions. The vast majority understand the need and are appreciative of the job the TSA does. It's just a few vocal whackos on the internet that are making the noise. The nature of the internet makes the voices of the people on the fringe seem louder than the vast majority because they're the only ones riled up enough to shout so much.
If the situation truly were the nazification of our travel infrastructure I'm sure the mainstream media would be all over it. Liberal democrats would be pummeling Bush for his draconian policies. They're not, because walking 20 feet without your shoes and going for an entire hour without water just isn't that big of a deal. An annoyance, but hardly a trip to Treblinka.
And you're absolutely right. Acting like a baby in public, endless posting about how the TSA screeners are jackbooted thugs, and callling Chertoff a communist at every opportunity just makes the vast majority of people dimiss them as nuts.
If you've got to be angry and make a big public fuss about something, how about venting at the terrorists who started all this?