America the Fascist
I was recently asked by a conservative colleague to explain to him the ways in which my personal civil rights had been reduced since 9/11. Clearly there is still some health to our system, as I am allowed to write whatever I want on this blog, and have yet to be hauled off to a gulag. However I encountered a fine example of the growing American fascism this weekend in Albuquerque. As I approached security at the Skyport (the local quaint name for what the rest of us call an Airport), I was instructed to take off my shoes. Being a savvy traveller, I was wearing sneakers which I knew to be completely rubber. I informed the TSA person that my shoes would not set off the metal detector. She informed me that anyone who wore their shoes through the detector would be sent to secondary inspection. When I questioned this I was informed that it was a 'profile' issue and that anyone who wouldn't take off their shoes was supposed to be searched. Obviously this was a lie.
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