Today, National Opt-Out Day, has been a snorer. A few scattered protests. Some opt-outs. It was mostly business as usual.
Was it a total bust? Maybe not. The number of people who flew today is supposed to be up 3.5% over last year. We will not know the real number for a few more days. If the number of people actually went down, then maybe people decided to opt-out completely by driving instead of flying. Time will tell.
Other than that, it appears Americans lined up to do away with their human dignity and the Constitution for the sake of feel-good security theater. Their unwillingness to confront the government over a policy with such personal aspects as being required to display themselves naked before being allowed to fly means that they will absolutely not take on the government over less concrete violations. First Amendment? A luxury! Second Amendment? A potential threat to security! Fourth Amendment? Unnecessary! Tenth Amendment? An anachronism!
Not only will Americans not fight to take back the freedom that once was theirs, but they have signalled in no uncertain terms that they will not fight against future intrusions. That will embolden the statists to consolidate their gains, grab and exercise more power, and take control of more of our lives.
The protest fizzled. Americans are going to get a lot more of what they refused to refuse.
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The crazies that called for the National Opt Out Day, don't know what they are talking and the majority of our nation flew anyway. As soon as we get another terrorist attack these same crazies will be yelling that our government we were not doing enough to detect them. They have no ideas on what should be implemented instead of what is in place, but I am sure that will call this a victory. What a bunch of empty suits that are just real haters not debaters.
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ReplyDeleteDear Montana,
ReplyDeleteThe public are a fickle lot. They want their absolute security, but they don't like the absolute tyranny that must come with it. The people who did the protesting yesterday were a highly committed group, not your average Grumbling Joe. They are not the ones who will be screaming for cavity searches after the next attack. Grumbling Joe, on the other hand, is a sunshine patriot who will gladly trade justice and dignity for some illusory security.