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TSA Opens Blog — You Can Finally Complain

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the wretched-hive-of-scum-and-villainy dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The TSA has opened their own blog. According to Ars Technica, it's beginning to attract complaints from people who are sick of removing their shoes and having to forfeit their drinks. 'The blog's first post has 131 comments so far, almost all of which fall into one of two categories: TSA employees who got the internal memo about the blog launch and dropped by to post positive things, and citizens who are really mad about the liquids screening policy.'"

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  1. Re:Do you think they really care? by riseoftheindividual · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They'll read the comments, take a few minor suggestions that are about as a substantive of a reform as a changing the paint on the wall from beige to white, and call it even. Then everyone in power will trumpet how the system works, the people were heard, and how America is still the greatest country on the face of the Earth.

    You forgot about updating all the complainers files, because terrorists complain about governments so people who complain about governments are potential terrorists. Patriots love being intrusively searched at the airport. They just don't like paying taxes. :P

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    Patriot - A fan of expanding government power and spending while not wanting to pay higher taxes.
  2. Fools. It's called hegemony. by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Hegemony isn't a one way top down kind of thing. It's negotiated between the dominant class and the subordinate group. And the way it is contested is through the media, and in the early 21st century, that's the internet.

    So, they put out a shingle, collect comments, make their operations a little "nicer" which calms down the rabble, bu doesn't get rid of the social relation. It's a trap. The point is, the TSA SHOULD NOT EXIST. PERIOD.

    But this ruse shows "they are listening" and THEY have to EXIST to listen, so by letting them collect comments, those opposed have already surrendered the fight by letting them exist. Duh. That's how hegemony works. Stuart Hall, Noam Chomsky. Read them.

    RS

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  3. Re:Haven't flown since before 9/11 by dbIII · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    you still have to throw away all of your liquids

    It is truly bizzare how much of an effect the liquid explosives hoax had.