True, and those of us who do travel enough to have encountered serious inconvenience cannot take the chance of getting on some list and having our freedom to travel and carry our own property restricted even further.
The "right" to travel is easily taken away on a whim, as people saw in the 1950s before I was even born. Not being able to travel means you lose job opportunities, chances to visit family, chances to pursue your private dreams. It changes your whole life and not for the better. The people who have most reason to protest can't risk being known as protestors.
Originally Posted by
ddarko
I think the column is exceptionally well-reasoned and thoughtful but as to the question of why people endure these idiotic policies? I don't think the answer is a great mystery or a conspiracy: it's because most people don't travel ...