Friday, August 11, 2006
George Carlin and our latest terrorist scare.
Well, there you go. The terrorists have officially won. If the threat of violence to constrain or disrupt our lives is the hallmark of terrorism, then they've just scored their winning point.
Under instruction from the government, British airlines and airports have introduced draconian security measures for passengers after the uncovering of an alleged plot against passenger planes.
No electronics. No books. No magazines. No food or liquids. Nothing. No hand luggage. Nothing. No extra clothes for when the plane is cold, or snacks for when the food doesn't arrive, or perfumes or toiletries. No tooth brush (how will Van survive?). Nothing.
Kind of makes it not worth flying anymore, hey? No more travelling! GREAT. let's all just lock ourselves in our fucking expensive flats and watch Lost all day.
Seriously. Is this the world that you wanted to live in? A slow steady erosion of civil liberties and a sense of despair that, even were we to fly chained and naked with our mouths gagged, somehow we could STILL get blown up?
It's not the world I wanted to live in. This is like a nightmare I want to wake up from. I am reminded of that comedy sketch by George Carlin:
Under instruction from the government, British airlines and airports have introduced draconian security measures for passengers after the uncovering of an alleged plot against passenger planes.
No electronics. No books. No magazines. No food or liquids. Nothing. No hand luggage. Nothing. No extra clothes for when the plane is cold, or snacks for when the food doesn't arrive, or perfumes or toiletries. No tooth brush (how will Van survive?). Nothing.Kind of makes it not worth flying anymore, hey? No more travelling! GREAT. let's all just lock ourselves in our fucking expensive flats and watch Lost all day.
Seriously. Is this the world that you wanted to live in? A slow steady erosion of civil liberties and a sense of despair that, even were we to fly chained and naked with our mouths gagged, somehow we could STILL get blown up?
It's not the world I wanted to live in. This is like a nightmare I want to wake up from. I am reminded of that comedy sketch by George Carlin:
"The whole thing is fucking pointless... if you didn't bring a weapon on board, relax. After you've been flying for about an hour they give you a Knife and Fork... suppose you just had really Big Hands. couldn't you strangle a flight attendant? Shit, you could probably strangle two of them! One in each hand! You could get the job done, if YOU REALLY CARED ENOUGH....Sorry George. I wish it were otherwise, too.
...It's only there for one reason, the Illusion of Safety. Because the authorities know they can't make a plane completely safe. And by the way, an airplane flight shouldn't be completely safe! You need a little danger in your life, take a fucking chance once in a while!
...all of this airport security, the searches, the screenings, the cameras, the questions, all of this is just one more way of reducing your liberty and reminding you that they can Fuck with you any time they want, as long as you put up with it... because that's the way [we] are now, always willing to trade away a little freedom for the feeling, the Illusion of Security."
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