You are trying to sound normal in this post

Okay?

acting like you are having a perfectly normal experience

I’m describing my average experience with TSA, which involves unhelpful rude agents that bark directions at you, constant random security checks, and unnecessary burden when traveling with children.

in your first post, describing TSA agents who were “screaming,” shoving, etc.

I’m still describing them as screaming… I don’t think I ever claimed they were shoving people, and I’ll take etc as the same category of imaginary anger you built up.

I don’t like the TSA and I don’t think they serve a good purpose, their competence has not made me feel safer. They’re very good at catching water bottles but I’ve personally and accidentally flown with a 3" folding pocket knife in my backpack.

That is in direct conflict with your supposed personal experience, so which is it? If you’ve had normal experiences with TSA

“non TSA”. My positive experience was with non TSA. I travel internationally a lot, and while I’ve been asked (way less often) by non TSA to have my bag checked, they ALWAYS handle it very gentle and repack it for me. I’ve had ONE experience I can recall where a TSA agent actually put things back in my bag neatly. Once.

I travel with lots of tech, so my bags are often pulled for secondary screening, but it’s not specialized tech, it’s always a waste of everyone’s time. I’ve had my package rummaged for AA batteries.

And you accuse me of being combative

You literally attempted to describe me personally in very strong negative words, and dismissed my claims based on your certainty that I’m the problem. You don’t think you’re being combative?

when you go on some incomprehensible rant

You just can’t read, probably because you’re reading with eagerness to strike back. I’ve been very consistent.

So they’re nice to you sometimes, and not nice to you sometimes. Who cares?

I’ve already explained this. I’m comparing it directly with other countries’ security screeners and how they’re always polite and helpful. I don’t think I’m special and need to be treated well because I’m special, I just don’t think TSA agents are special and should get a free pass to be assholes when the rest of the world doesn’t allow their agents to go that.

I mean some counties do, TSA experience is sometimes as bad as flying through Egypt, where overt corruption and incompetence is on full display, why are you okay with that?

Why are you defending it so much? Why are you bending backwards to praise someone as doing their job when their job explicitly is NOT being rude to you. Do you accept rude waiters or mechanics or hotel staff because they’re dealing with frustrated customers? I doubt it. Why do you think TSA is special?

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?

I reject that they’re doing a job of “security”, I feel like I’m being very clear with my questions “do you feel safer with the security theater”? But you’re somehow choosing to interpret that as personal “interrogation”… I don’t think they do security, I think they make travel inconvenient, and they’re mostly unpleasant on top, and I don’t think that’s a price anyone (not special me and my standards) should pay to not be more secure.

The glass displays they have of confiscated items at some airports tell you so much. Do you feel safer with that many nail clippers confiscated?

Do I feel safer? I don’t know, I don’t really think about it, and that answers your question.

I’m literally inviting you to think about it with my “interrogative” questions.

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.

If you’ve flown enough before 9/11, you’d have recognized what really reduced hijackings. Before, the cockpit was open and children were often invited to come to it, it was like a bus. Now, they have reinforced doors that are locked the entire flight, and on planes where it has to be opened the cabin crew block the path with a cart and physically stand in the way. It’s the flight crew that keeps you safe and prevents hijacking, not the TSA taking your water bottle and nail clippers.

That’s success right there. It’s obviously working, so whatever they have to do, I’m willing to be cooperative about it.

The data backs this up, reinforced cockpit doors stop highjacking. TSA security theater does not.