Originally Posted by
birdstrike
No, you are wrong. You have a serious misapprehension about how security is handled outside the US. Most countries just don't care about our paranoia, much less have superior equipment or know how to operate it.
If you actually flew commercial international you would be appalled at what is carried on to aircraft bound for the US of A. At least you would be appalled if you were a typical paranoid US citizen.

Indeed.
Compared to most other countries, the United States is the stupidest, most paranoid nation on the planet, thanks to assclowns like Chertoff and Hawley.