"And you are a serious threat to liberty! If you think any of these measures make you safe, you don't have a clue about the real world of terrorism!"
OH PLEASE! Dear god take a way a nail clipper and your liberty is gone with it????
I am no expert on security. Are you?
We are at war. People want us to die. And if the experts think certain things need to be done based on the information they have, that neither you or I are privy too likely because of intelligence methods, I am for it. This isnt going to be forever. We are in the midsts of war with islamo facist that will stop at nothing and do anything to kill people on airliners again.
They have failed to do so since 9-11. Something IS working. And I still have my liberties by the way.
And if the so-called experts don't think??? You presume that the folks who have risen to the level of authority that can make these decisions are security "experts." It is a very very dangerous whenever you deal with the US government to assume that someone rose to a position of authority on the basis of anything other than serving time and doing what was required to keep his boss happy - which often has little to do with the professional requirements of the position he/she holds.
TSA says that lighters burn longer than a match when trying to light a sneaker explosive. In the words of Rush, "I'm not making this stuff up folks!"
I carry a lighter in my pocket through security all the time. Along with a razor sharp ceramic pocket knife.
Most of this "security" is window dressing to make the sheeple more cozzy, warm and fuzzy.