brisingamen: You see, the trouble is, I'm not actually American ...:

This morning's gem of logic comes from the man who acts as the spokesman for government affairs for the US travel industry.

He explained sweetly on Radio 4 that once visitors to the US understood that being photographed and fingerprinted was to ensure the safety of the American people as well as their own, they'd understand and cooperate. Oh, well, that's okay, now you put it like that. Silly me for not understanding.


But here, in a nutshell, Mr Government Affairs Spokesman, is my problem with this whole thing. Lots of people reading this journal are Americans; I know many of them on a personal basis, love some of them dearly, and certainly bear no malice towards anyone else. But you see, the way my life runs, the security of the American people, even those I know and love, is not a constant and present consideration. I don't get up in the morning and think 'gee, what can I personally do to improve the security of the American people today.' Yes, I think about it from time to time, and seriously, but honestly it figures fairly low on my daily agenda.

go read the rest of it, 'kay?