Saddam Hussein’s philosophy on problems was that wherever one could be found, there was a person. Indeed, life as a frequent flier has led me to conclude that the worst part isn’t all the security nonsense. It’s the people operating the apparatus.
After 9/11, America managed to create a new class of tyrants as petty as their IQs. That’s not the case elsewhere. In many countries, you’re treated like a non-criminal entitled to dignity by pleasant-to-neutral staff. I’ve found Abu Dhabi to be a more cordial experience than America.
If you’ve been out of the Land of Freedom for a while, the initial experience with the TSA can be quite jarring. “Take yo’ belt off, put yo’ hands over yo’ head. I ain’t gone say it one mo’ damn time.” Everyone seems resigned to being treated like the scum of the Earth in a process we all know to be frivolous.
We’re under the grip of a transnational oligarchy. However, in daily interactions, it’s remarkable how much power the bottom of the barrel has over everybody else. If you’re harboring any hope that Trump will be vindicated in the election, keep in mind that the same demographic you encounter in the security line is doing the counting in places like Detroit, Atlanta, and Philly.
Since the virus started, flight attendants have started to frustrate me more than the TSA. I was on a 14 hour flight this summer and asked for a whiskey on the rocks. I was ready to get the party started because hard liquor makes the hours fly faster.
A surly middle-aged stewardess informed me that alcohol wasn’t being served as a virus prevention measure. I asked her why the one beverage that’s a disinfectant wasn’t being offered. She repeated the line in a condescending voice.
I informed her that I would’ve chartered my own plane if this swindle had been disclosed by the airline. It was an infuriating tribulation. I spent the rest of the flight in a sober, silent rage next to an Asian guy in a full clean room suit with a plastic screen in front of his face.
In terms of viral videos, the worst interactions with flight attendants seem to be on short, cheap domestic flights. The most unpleasant I’ve had was a homosexual named Rusty trying to help me buckle my seatbelt. Now, it’s escalated into stuff in the clip below:
This guy informs the passengers that he’s a government official. He goes on to threaten that nothing short of immediate compliance with his mask orders will result in them being arrested and hit with a 20 year prison sentence or fined 250K and placed on a no fly list.
He also says the plane is “government property.” The flight is operated by Spirit Airlines, so while the plane might be leased from some other entity, it ain’t Uncle Sam. He tells the passengers that he “doesn’t want to have to do the extra paperwork” as if he’s a cop.
This is just where we’re at as a country, so nobody should expect anything better. Spirit ought to just go with their new theme and re-brand as Con Air.
I’m proud to officially announce my candidacy for the office of Dogcatcher.
It’s hard not to get angry when the once-great nation that happens to be your home is deliberately converted into a 3rd world shit hole by TPTB