Surreal State of America

[Project Willow]

I had to board a plane at 5 am last Friday. I got to the airport late, expecting no lines or problems. I had no idea about the arrests in England the previous night.<br><br>When I got there the airport was a mess, as you have probably seen from the coverage.<br><br>I was lucky in that because I was late I was taken to front of both the ticketing and the security lines which were huge and filled with confused travellers. At the ticket counter the worker explained the brand new security measures, so I had to check my larger bag. I thought I had packed all my toiletries in it.<br><br>When I got the front of the security line, which nearly ran the entire length of the main airport concourse, I found I had packed my makeup in my carry-on. They made me throw half of it away. With me was another passenger on her way to her wedding. She had to throw away her wedding perfume, a $70 bottle. Other female customers lost entire toiletry collections. The pilots and stewardesses were not allowed to keep their toothpaste.<br><br>There was military everywhere, both patroling, and out of uniform on the flights, oddly enough. A marine told me, "Yeah, this is why I learned to kill people." A woman who lost $200 of makeup said she was glad to do it. Although some were nice, most of the TSA were strutting around with new found authority and seriousness.<br><br>It all just felt surreal, as if I did not recognize my own country. Every newspaper I saw had a military or flag image on the cover. There were signs supporting the troups. Over the loud speakers were constant reminders of the new security measures.<br><br>I'm probably not painting a detailed enough picture here, I suppose I just found it extremely bizarre that because some teenagers were arrested in England, I had to throw away my foundation, and my pilot couldn't brush his teeth.<br><br>I don't fly very often, but I miss the old days of food sevice and dressing up a little. I'm surprised there aren't more incidents on planes the way we are packed into them. Nothing like being intimately close with 6 strangers in the middle of the night. I asked what happened to even the little bags of peanuts they used to hand out. A stewardess said,oh we can't serve them because of allergies, we cannot even open a package of peanuts in flight, that's the way world is now. She gave me a real nasty look. <p></p><i></i>

[thurnandtaxis]

I just flew back home yesterday. The most disheartening thing was hearing the other passengers tone of relief/resignation. "Oh, it's not so<br>bad" and "just an inconvienience".<br><br>To me it is yet another baby-step towards totalitarianism. Beginning with<br>small rituals of disempowerment, like taking off your shoes and increasing restrictions regarding so-called "personal items". I fully expect to see air travel become restricted to only those who have been cleared by filing a homeland security type registration/application for each trip. <br><br>I hope I'm wrong, but it really looks that way to me.<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[sunny]

thurnandtaxis, I don't think you're wrong. <p></p><i></i>

[Project Willow]

You said it so well, that's what I was thinking and couldn't put into words, baby steps toward overt control.<br><br>It's degrading to be subjected to the whims of a security agent during the search process. I think some of them relish that power, and with just a look of an eye they remind you of it. Yes, they are getting people used to having to submit to arbitrary authority.<br><br>I joked to some passengers that the cosmetics industry was behind this last incident.<br><br>I was going to add that it's kind of ironic for me to feel this way, given my own personal history.<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[Seamus OBlimey]

Oh you poor people being deprived of your flights of fancy. Do yoiu realise the price the rest of the world is paying for your freedom?<br><br>Don't like it? Stay home! Or at least use a bus or train. Or even better hitch a lift. But no! Not safe these days.<br><br>Sounds like you need their oil more than they need you. <p></p><i></i>

[BannedfromDU]

thurnandtaxis-<br>There are private contractors making deals w/airports. You will be able to get an express pass -IF you do a biometric scan, fingerprinted, and on file with a contractor.<br><br><br>Welcome to the NEW WORLD ORDER <br> <p></p><i></i>

[dugoboy]

yeah..i'd say so:<br><br>we'll give you convenience for the small price of your soul!!! <p>___________________________________________<br>"BUSHCO aren't incompetent...they are COMPLICIT." -Me<br><br>"Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act" -George Orwell</p><i></i>

[Project Willow]

Actually Seamus, that's the other issue that struck me, the airport facilities and how expensive and overdone they are, where every whim, want, wish, or need can be met, and in style. I found it exceedingly ugly. The "wealth" we display and our own complicity in how it is obtained is indeed disturbing. I wonder how many can connect the dots, but I assume most americans sickeningly take a sense of pride in the show.<br><br>And mine was not a flight of fancy. I travelled to give a speech on private and tax-funded torture, working to expose the connection between elite organized crime and the development of sordid military torture and mind control practices perfected here and used all over the world our corrupt government.<br><br>I cannot afford to travel by plane for pleasure. <p></p><i></i>

[Seamus OBlimey]

Yeah Willow, It sounds like your flights are justified but something like 100,000 flights are made by UK politicos and hangers on every year. They pretend to be web savvy but spend months on holiday jetting around (between secure videoconf. sites?).<br><br>We in the west and increasingly in the east take for granted our ability to hop between cities but it is ovbiously unsustainable.. especially if the idea is to be expanded globally.<br><br>That kinda activity can only be available to a few.. and fewer as prices get higher. Where does that lead us? <br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[km artlu]

In addition to the acceptance of arbitrary authority mentioned above, there's an additional payoff gleaned from forcing submission to the obviously irrational.<br><br>There's an extra kicker of compliance training when what's being enforced is clearly absurd -- e.g. the pouring of liquids declared to be potentially volatile into receptacles in public areas. <p></p><i></i>

[Hugh Manatee Wins]

Gee, good thing it suddenly occurred to airline security specialists that liquids could be bad things.<br><br>Just in time.<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rolleyes --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eyes.gif ALT=":rolleyes"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[greencrow0]

does anyone know why the globalist cabal has selected out the airlines as whipping boys for their<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>terrorist follies?</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rolleyes --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eyes.gif ALT=":rolleyes"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>Just curious.<br><br>gc <p></p><i></i>

[knowbuddysfool]

I can't afford to fly myself anywhere for any reason, and probably wouldn't choose to because I have a phobia about it. However, due to divorce circumstances, my teen is a frequent flyer. I have to drive over an hour to get him to the airport. He is very ADD, and I am always nervous about him zoning out with his ipod and missing his flight, but I no longer accompany him to the gate. Every parent going to the gate to see their child off gets treated to the "Step aside, Feet shoulder-width apart! Palms up! Female assist!..Do we have underwires? Sit down--lift one foot at a time..." while your child looks on amused. The last few times I stayed behind the security checkpoint and watch him go through in typical teenage get-up (dark hoodie sweatshirt, black t-shirt with potentially offensive graphics, saggy shorts or jeans) and they don't even bat an eye. The experience has opened my eyes to what it must be like for people in this world who have to endure such nonsense just to get to work every day, or just because they dress in Mid Eastern attire. It is very demoralizing. <p></p><i></i>

[BannedfromDU]

Keith Olbermann- The Nexus of Politics and Terror<br><br>VIDEO-<br><br>Keith Olbermann hit a home run with this segment on the politicization of terror alerts called "The Nexus of Politics and Terror."<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az7yl-UnsQQ">www.youtube.com/watch?v=az7yl-UnsQQ</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>===========<br><br><br>What happened when the ILLEGAL NSA spying story broke?<br><br>VIDEO<br>The Daily Show Deconstructs Fed's Miami Terrorists Hype <br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8a4z9N3eYc">www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8a4z9N3eYc</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i></i>

[blanc]

do others think that were there any significant number of terrorists in USA or Europe we should be seeing daily multiple murders and destruction? very few, badly armed, resistants in nazi eurpope (not a democratic regime) caused noticeable effect , against the far stronger targets of ocupying forces. how hard would it be, for one or two malevolent and determined people to kill a large number of unprotected people or cause significant structural damage in our fairly open societies? <br><br>we keep being told of 'terrorist plots'. is it really necessary to have much in the way of planning? particularly as the presumed terrorists are prepared to die in their attempts.<br> <p></p><i></i>