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Originally Posted by Klim Chugunkin
The question to ask is this: who benefits most from having these new scanners in all airports? The answer is simple: the corporation that produces these scanners.
Does anybody seriously believe for a second it is about security? It is about making lots of easy money. So, don't expect this policy to change anytime soon.
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Originally Posted by dsvick
Yes, as a matter of fact I do. No, probably not 100%, but mostly, yes, it is about security, and giving the public a reasonable belief that they are protected as well as can be when they fly.
Sure, companies made money off of the sale of the devices but those devices arouse because of the need, not the other way around, unless you think that the scanner manufacturers are involved in international terrorism.
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Originally Posted by Klim Chugunkin
Then, perhaps, you also believe that the wars US started in the last 20 years are about security and establishing democracy in those countries? It must have been an accident that US never tried to "establish democracy" in a country that does not have significant oil reserves. But then again, every one of us has a freedom of choosing what to believe.
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Now do you see how these conversations turn to politics?
Please return to the "utter silliness" that the title shows.
I'm editing my post to remove the question asked.
