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In reply to the discussion: Living in a Police State- The Airport Experience [View all]nc4bo
(17,651 posts)18. This should be an OP in GD.
It really cuts to the real problem in this country and explains it extremely well.
I guess it reads so unbelievably simple for so many people that it just couldn't possibly be true, but it is.
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I flew out of Malpensa last winter to visit the US for the first time after living for a decade
Heidi
Feb 2013
#1
Thank you. I was wrong. That would NOT have prepared me for the changes that have taken place
Heidi
Feb 2013
#11
Unfortunately this short film is images and music only - any chance you could fnd the full video?
Melinda
Feb 2013
#19
They're trying to discourage foreign travel by Americans. Better we don't know ...
Scuba
Feb 2013
#4
So it's a grand conspiracy to discourage Americans from flying to 'socialist countries?'
RZM
Feb 2013
#23
Italy surprised the heck out of me. I was wondering when I'd go thru some sort of security or get
glowing
Feb 2013
#5
I'm having a hard time justifying seeing TSA grabbing an elderly man's package in open view
joeunderdog
Feb 2013
#36
What's sad is how many Americans overwhelmingly supported this stuff back in 2002
Blue_Tires
Feb 2013
#17
To answer your questions Why are we afraid of so many things? What are we protecting?
fasttense
Feb 2013
#9
Saw the same thing coming back from Jamaica; Police dogs, unhappy agents, long lines bunch of grim
uponit7771
Feb 2013
#22
..and still ...you have a better chance of getting hit by lightning than attacked by some terrorist.
L0oniX
Feb 2013
#25
It is a hassle, but policies should only be changed when an alternative is presented...
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#29