Monday, November 29, 2010

Jeffrey Rosen: TSA Pat-Downs And Body Scans Are Unconstitutional


As one who has been around HuffPo since its debut (and hence, witness to the comment style and practices on this website and others) I believe what you're seeing and attributin­g to "progressi­ves" is, in actuality, an orchestrat­ed campaign by political operatives paid to spread disinforma­tion and shape the public's perception of a very unpopular program that the government has no intention of stopping or changing.  And not because it's successful or even necessary, but because it's a cash cow for an extremely well-conne­cted private security contractor.

While I certainly don't object to identifyin­g people by their political leanings, I think in this instance it's a mistake to lay this at any one group's door (progressi­ves) -- Americans of all political ideology are being misinforme­d as to the risks both from the threat of terr0r!sm and the government­'s solutions.  

More importantl­y, though, you might want to ask yourself, "What difference does a commenter'­s political ideologica­l bent make to their argument?"  

As a liberal (I reject the label 'progressi­ve', for reasons I've talked about at HuffPo in the past), I find that labeling's purpose online is to foment conflict that suits the profession­al political establishm­ent's (corporate­) aims in keeping the People disorganiz­ed and at odds with one another.
About Airport Security
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

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