Yes, kabuki theater security.
Nothing at all like the TSA show.
Last time my wife and I took a flight, I got held up due to a flashlight in my carry on bag. The TSA goon clicked in on and off, took out the batteries and swabbed for something. Held me up for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile my wife had 2 pocket knives in her purse. They totally missed that. While on the plane, I found a butane lighter on the floor that some other TSA goon missed. TSA is a joke.