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Originally Posted by toddos
Manufactured concern. I assume you're referring to the decade-old 9/11? The only change that should've come from that was cockpit door reinforcement. Everything else is security theater. Exploding underwear, shoe bombs, burned crotches, none of those would've been stopped by our current "security" processes, and the knee-jerk policy changes amount to nothing more than closing the barn doors after all the horses have left.....
No they're not.....
I tolerate it because there's no alternative. That doesn't mean I'm content.
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"Manufactured" - well, yes, of course, but they're not pretending . If nothing else, they're concerned the plane doesn't fall out of the air because they missed something, from a financial angle if nothing else. It's come about because of all the incidents that have occurred, and the climate we have been in - and not simply 11/9.
And the fact that present precautions aren't good enough is surely an arguement for more/different ones - not doing away with what we have.
And obviously, I don't know your background in anti-terrorism and aircraft safety, but of course they thinking safety first - why else are they doing it ?
It's certainly not to make money, believe me, the airlines would long to be able to abandon security measures !
And by using the word "content" I used it in the meaning of putting up with it, rather than being happy about it - in other words, I tolerate it, if that is clearer for you.
And lugmaninbore (! neat) ...
"I really don't think a culture that encourages doing something because someone in an apparent position of authority told you to do it is a particularly healthy one."
I think, but am prepared to be corrected if I'm wrong, that this is the society we have evolved - we elect people to make decisions on our behalf, that hopefully most of us agree to. If it ain't particularly healthy, what's your alternative ?
Anarchy hasn't too good a track record, and sadly, true communism or the lesser socialism can't survive human greed/frailty/selfishness !
And I can't see discouraging everyone to ignore teachers, police, etc.. making too much of an improvement in Western society, frankly.
So, I think I'll keep switching off the device if they ask.......
Doesn't necessarily mean I'm delighted about the measures thought to be needed, or agree with them, or want to make them tougher .