I’m Rather Sick Of “The Terrorists”, Myself

Published: August 30, 2007, 4:40 pm

Tags: crime, government amp amp politics

Look, I’m not saying terrorism isn’t a serious issue, or there’s not anything at all to worry about, but I’m sick of hearing about it, anyway. So is Southern Beale: I'm traveling this week. One thing I have always thought is a gigantic scam is the whole airport security thing. The rigamarole where you take off your shoes and dump your liquids strikes me as the kind of useless exercise designed to make travelers think something is being done for their safety while still reminding them to be very afraid because we have to go through this huge inconvenience. It's a not-so-subtle reminder that terriss wanna kill us!! because the two major procedures affecting passengers are the ones related to specific terror plots: Richard Reed and the shoe bomb, and those crazies with the liquids. I'm not so sure either plot would have succeeded anyway, but I'm glad we’re still protecting ourselves from the Get Smart crew. Let's hope no one

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