Airport insanity

[James A. Donald]

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James A. Donald:
> > > > > > If you really look like the shoe bomber, then you 
> > > > > > should have to drive.

> > Thomas Shaddack
> > > Ever tried to drive to Europe? Or to Hawaii?

James A. Donald:
> > Hard biscuit

Thomas Shaddack
> Do I interpret this statement correctly as the endorsement of 
> ethnicity-based travel restrictions?

No.  You can take a boat, if they will have you, drive to 
Mexico to fly with people less likely to be the target of mad 
bombers who look like you, hire a private plane, or take a long 
swim.

> > > Why airplanes don't count as a form of public transport?

> > They do.

> I am afraid either I don't understand you correctly, or you 
> are contradicting yourself.

I was unclear.  To clarify:  So far the terrorists have not 
struck at buses outside Israel.  When they do start striking at 
buses, then people who look like mad bombers should not be 
allowed on buses.  Until then, they should be allowed on buses.

> > The proposition that we need to walk delicately for fear of 
> > disturbing the tender sensibilities of arabs seems 
> > laughable.

> Being told I can't use some quite common resource, in this 
> case an important means of transportation, because of so 
> irrelevant factor as ethnicity, isn't exactly delicate.

A very large number of muslims, particularly arab muslims- a 
small minority in the US, a large minority or substantial 
majority in many muslim countries, continually seek to confront 
the infidel in a wide variety of ways, and interpret our 
politeness and care to avoid harming muslims as weakness and 
fear.


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