Originally Posted by
law dawg
You know, this would have been an excellent oppotunity to say "welcome aboard. I don't agree with a word you said and here's why - x,y,z. Nonetheless thanks for your input and an opposing view. Maybe we can all learn something."
But maybe that's setting the bar too high. [Edited by VPescado: potentially inflammatory statement removed] We don't want first time visitors to expect substantive exchanges of ideas, after all.
TSA workers and you are not debating from a position of equal standing. You are debating with your boot on the chest of your debate opponents. Even were they to conclusively prove the problems with this arrangement and what you are doing, you would still insist that the situation remain the same: your power over them.
You have your motives and reasons for wanting the situation to be this way, but don't act like your subjects' using sarcasm in the face of your refusing to change this situation (and you very easily could, of course) is an example of
their doing something wrong. Remove your boot, step down to an equal footing as your debate opponent, and you'll likely see the tone of his responses change.