> > I think that this is more about fear than about PC. The media and
> > the US government seem to run on this fear.
> 
> You're probably right, athough most of this fear is misplaced and
> irrational, and the reaction to it is be PC. Dare I mention profiling ?
> And confiscating nail clippers ?

Even the government is realizing that it went too far. The US is finally
relaxing the items allowable on airplanes. True, not to pre-9-11, but
I think a bit of sanity is creeping in.
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