That
"blog" is pathetic. All comments are screened. Anyone who posts something "subversive" is reported to DHS, no doubt. In every comment thread, there's "Anonymous" posters writing tripe like "They are only trying to save you from the ebil terrorists!" and any attempts to convince anyone that routine violations of fundamental human rights and dignity might maybe be a bad thing are met with a dry "We're only doing our jobs (comrade)" and "Don't blame us! We don't make the rules!!" Then, they have the unmitigated gall to ask why people argue with them and give them mean looks and say mean things about them?
Let me tell you why -- We want your life to be just a little bit more miserable. We want you to cry during breaks because a 6-year old girl called you trash. We want you to have to change clothes in your car after work, because showing up in your spiffy uniform at a bar will get your ass beat. You see, us lowly law-abiding citizens might not be able to do anything to those motherfuckers in Washington and the banks who own them, but God damn it, we can punish the subhuman trolls who carry out their dirty work. I don't know the whole story about what went down in New York 50-years ago or whenever the fuck 9/11 happened, but I know about some terrorism going on, right this minute. The group that's claimed responsibility goes by the name of "TSA". This shit is going down BY YOUR HAND, and if there's such a thing as hell, karma or justice in this world, you will be living in interesting times.
At least Osama bin Laden didn't tell me that I should be grateful. Fuck you.
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Today I am writing out this entry from the first class cabin of a transatlantic flight to ask you to support Wikipedia with a donation. This might sound slightly unusual: Why would I demand tens of thousands of dollars in speaking fees and then not give any of it to the Foundation, and then hit you up for some green? Especially when over 90 percent of you live off Ramen and dreams?