When people are scared, they need something done that will make them feel safe, even if it doesn’t truly make them safer. Politicians naturally want to do something in response to crisis, even if that something doesn’t make any sense.

[…] Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy a country’s way of life; it’s only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage. The more we undermine our own laws, the more we convert our buildings into fortresses, the more we reduce the freedoms and liberties at the foundation of our societies, the more we’re doing the terrorists‘ job for them.

Quelle: Is aviation security mostly for show? – CNN.com

Ich freue mich schon auf meinen Zwischenhalt in Amsterdam Schiphol am kommenden Sonntag. Wahrscheinlich werden wir den Flieger nach Ghana verpassen, weil wir neu ca. 2 Stunden lang gefilzt werden. Oder so.