[Rummyfan]

More than twenty years later, it's clear to everyone who flies that what we have is not safety, but safety theater -- the illusion of safety...

Yes, kabuki theater security.

[Rummyfan]

....the illusion of safety, conducted by uniformed government employees of last resort whose mission as it has evolved is not to provide the phantasm of "security" but to obstruct, hamper, harass, and hinder Americans as they attempt to go about their lives.

Just like everything else the government does these days!

[Fledermaus]

At least stop the taking off of shoes, forcing tiny bottles , allow water through security, etc.

Seems to be a conspiracy to get rid of the cold bottled water and once pass security making you buy lukewarm bottles from Hudson News for $6.

[hanamizu]

Yes, kabuki theater security.

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I’m here to defend Kabuki theater! I got a chance to sit through an entire play and it was entertaining, fun to watch, and the quick-change artistry was amazing. Plus we enjoyed a bento during half-time.

Nothing at all like the TSA show.