[Mulder]

Prior to 9/11, if a plane were hijacked, pilots and cabin crew were trained not to resist. The underlying assumption was that the hijacker wanted to live. Better to land the plane safely- no matter where than potentially causing a problem in flight.

It's a lot broader than that. For the last several decades, Americans have been indoctrinated to submit to any authority rather than resist.

I mean look at the responses on this thread to an American who is resisting (peacefully) authority.

I can guarantee you that if I flew again, I'd rather be seated among 100 passengers with the mindset of this "free stater", than 100 passengers with the statist mindset of many posters here. The former would likely resist a hijacking. The latter would likely not resist.

9/11 changed that paradigm.

For some Americans, it did. The statists in DC still don't get since they are blocking the armed pilots initiative passed by Congress.

[OnRightOnLeftCoast]

I can guarantee you that if I flew again, I'd rather be seated among 100 passengers with the mindset of this "free stater", than 100 passengers with the statist mindset of many posters here. The former would likely resist a hijacking. The latter would likely not resist.

Agree. The 'free stater' crowd took action on the "Let's Roll!!" PA flight instead of just sitting there with a docile 'good stupid sheep of the herd' mentality.