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You're very combative. I think you're missing the entire point.
I don't think I'm special... But when I finish with the TSA experience and reach the airport of a country that doesn't have that security theater, the difference is stark.
I've never had a random security check by non TSA, and when they do inspect my luggage they neatly repack it and close it.
They see that I have a child in a stroller and they direct me to a wider path so I can roll it through, sure I still have to take my child out and walk through the metal scanner, but having someone grab the stroller and pass give it back to me on the other side is an acceptable inconvenience compared to having to also fold and lift the stroller unassisted into the belt.
I don't think I'm special, do you think TSA agents are special? Do you think security agents at other countries don't work as hard or don't deal with exhausted travelers? Do you think there's a good reason why so many agents across the world are helpful and friendly but the TSA literally has a reputation for screaming at people?
My question is, do you feel safer in American airports because of the added inconvenience relative to other countries?
Wow. I've seen that type also, and putting aside that it doesn't match me at all, are you suggesting only people who huff and puff go through what I described?
Are you suggesting friendly travelers don't have to take their shoes off (they don't anymore, after 20 years of theater that hasn't caught a single person with a bomb in their shoe)? Are you suggesting TSA agents will pack your bag neatly?
And to be clear, I've had experiences where they went above and beyond, maybe they're new and haven't stopped giving a shit yet, or maybe they're just rays of sunshine. But it's not standard practice to be polite and helpful in the most standardized security theater in the world, and that's a problem.
I'm not special, I don't think I should receive special treatment or be less inconvenienced than other travelers, I'm asking why you think we should all be extra inconvenienced? Once again, do you feel safer due to the inconvenience?
Do you feel safer having to take your belt off? I wear sweatpants when flying so it doesn't affect me, but do you feel the very minor inconvenience of taking your belt off is a necessary price to pay?
Why defend an expensive theater because "they're doing their job"? That money could serve you better.
Stop that. You are trying to sound normal in this post, acting like you are having a perfectly normal experience, but you were super dramatic in your first post, describing TSA agents who were "screaming," shoving, etc. I wasn't being combative, I was responding to your over the top descriptions of TSA experiences, that don't match ANYTHING I've ever seen in any airport in America.
For instance, in this post you say:
Very reasonable. But in your original post, you said:
That is in direct conflict with your supposed personal experience, so which is it? If you've had normal experiences with TSA, why were you trying to spread nonsense about abusive behavior that you've never experienced? And what is wrong with me countering your dramatic first post with my normal experiences, which turn out to mirror your second experience?
And you accuse me of being combative, when you go on some incomprehensible rant where you half agree with me, and half don't, start interrogating me about feeling safe about my shoes or belt or something, I don't get it. Like this:
So they're nice to you sometimes, and not nice to you sometimes. Who cares? They're doing their job as security, and you're doing your job as a traveler. Why do they have to live up to some personal standard? They see thousands of people a day. Are they supposed to read everybody's minds and treat them the way they like? I don't expect that, I just expect them to do their job, that's all. They don't have to smile for me, too, that's just condescending, and gross.
Do I feel safer? I don't know, I don't really think about it, and that answers your question.
Look, it's real simple: Before the 90s, hijacking were out of control world wide. American security improved until it was pretty good by the 90s. Then 9/11 happened, and they realized that the threat was getting worse, with the rise of Al Qaeda, and they enhanc d their security. The result has been a 25 year hiatus since the last hijacking.
That's success right there. It's obviously working, so whatever they have to do, I'm willing to be cooperative about it. My home airports are two of the busiest in the world, and I never have any issues. I show up early, take my time, do my thing at security, help less experienced travelers if they need it, and move on. I have never witnessed these dramatic problems that people have seem to have, despite being in some of the most crowded airports in the world.
The result is that I don't have die in a hijacking. Isn't that the ultimate objective? So what's everybody whining about?