All this outrage, of course, begs the question: Has this been an undercurrent running for quite some time? And, are circumstances like the escalation in security and stories of TSA incidents in the news creating a kind of tipping point, a turning of the tide where Americans are now finding the courage to speak out?
"We have a lot of stories saying people have sworn off flying since five, seven, even ten years ago," notes Donnelly. "Some people have said it's about time that this revolt has come to pass."
The "We Won't Fly Campaign" is encouraging people to submit their complaints or stories to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and TSA.
Some after thoughts, which I actually wrote in an article earlier this year when airport security hysteria spread like wildfire in response to a "Christmas Day bomber" who exploded a condom bomb on an airplane (BBC World Today ended up interviewing me in January of this year about the humor I found in all the hysteria and the issues I raised)---
We can objectively address what is transforming airport security and vehemently oppose it without letting the stigma of terrorism get in the way of common sense.
When you are creating a system of security that may ultimately employ body scanning technology that would require a society to rewrite its child porn laws, I think it's time to consider whether one is willing to trade certain freedoms and liberties for a tiny amount of safety or not.
I mean, who wants to create a job that will have pedophiles lining up to get a job with airport security because they can now view body scans of children, experience multiple erections throughout the course of their work day, and at the same time earn a minimum wage?
Somewhere in a cave or terrorist camp, al Qaeda or Islamic extremists are smiling and laughing or they are stupefied by the reality that their attacks against what they believe to be decadent Western powers have brought a reaction that involves state-sanctioned depravity.
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