Comments on: Inconvenient topics in polite conversation http://www.roguesun.com/2010/01/08/inconvenient-topics-in-polite-conversation/ Astronomer::Photographer::Prepper::Blogger::Awake::Alive Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:41:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Charles Collins http://www.roguesun.com/2010/01/08/inconvenient-topics-in-polite-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-433309 Charles Collins Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:45:40 +0000 http://www.roguesun.com/?p=3588#comment-433309 I agree. I live in Europe, where I can get through security in an instant, don't have to disrobe, and can actually carry stuff on the plane (unless it is ryanair, but they just want me to pay them more money) - yet it is just as safe, because they are not interested in "making a show." That is all the US security is, a big show. The effort is to look like you are doing something, not to do anything useful. The worst thing about the US is that the "just for show laws" have to be enforced, at least in most european countries, they are ignored - along with most other laws, but that is another comment! I agree. I live in Europe, where I can get through security in an instant, don’t have to disrobe, and can actually carry stuff on the plane (unless it is ryanair, but they just want me to pay them more money) – yet it is just as safe, because they are not interested in “making a show.” That is all the US security is, a big show. The effort is to look like you are doing something, not to do anything useful.

The worst thing about the US is that the “just for show laws” have to be enforced, at least in most european countries, they are ignored – along with most other laws, but that is another comment!

]]> By: Debra Masters http://www.roguesun.com/2010/01/08/inconvenient-topics-in-polite-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-433300 Debra Masters Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:50:53 +0000 http://www.roguesun.com/?p=3588#comment-433300 It does feel like we are going backwards in our freedoms. And I'm with you, any freedoms we lose NOW will pale in comparison to what will happen inch by inch in our future if fighting terrorism comes to mean controlling all Americans. It does feel like we are going backwards in our freedoms. And I’m with you, any freedoms we lose NOW will pale in comparison to what will happen inch by inch in our future if fighting terrorism comes to mean controlling all Americans.

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