About National Opt-Out Day
Wednesday 17 November 2010 - Filed under War on Terror
The Atlantic on a great opt-out day strategy:
By the way, it is the official position of Goldblog that everyday is opt-out day. There’s no need to wait until November 24th. But come November 24th, here’s an idea you might try to make the day extra-special. It’s a one-word idea: Kilts. Think about it — if you’re a male, and you want to bollix-up the nonsensical airport security-industrial complex, one way to do so would be to wear a kilt. If nothing else, this will cause TSA employees to throw up their hands in disgust. If you want to go the extra extra mile, I suggest commando-style kilt-wearing. While it is probably illegal to fly without pants, I can’t imagine that it’s illegal to fly without underpants. I If you are Scottish, or part Scottish, or know someone who is Scottish, or eat Scottish salmon, or enjoy Scotch, or have a vestigial affection for “Braveheart” despite Mel Gibson, you can plausibly claim some sort of multicultural diversity privilege — the term “True Scotsman” refers to soldiers who honor their tradition and heritage by wearing kilts without drawers underneath. (This photo illustrates the possible consequences of the “True Scotsman” kilt-wearing very well.)
Fucking brilliant. So brilliant in fact that if these insane TSA protocols are still in effect the next time I fly, I will absolutely wear a kilt like a True Scotsman™. If they’re to touch my balls, they’re going to touch those bitches. That said, I’m skeptical that the plan will work.1
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1. The plan in theory is that if we can do our part to make TSA screeners feel as uncomfortable as possible, that the demand for these new “security” measures to stop will be from both screeners and passengers. My theory is that rather than cut out the invasive searches, the TSA, in all its fucking brilliance, will simply not have the option to opt-out, but will force everyone to go through the scanners (which is their goal anyways).
2010-11-17 » madlibertarianguy