tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post9076702792751347412..comments2023-11-22T05:51:28.934+00:00Comments on Frank Chalk: US Visa and Mobile PhoneMr Chalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02300002644366743672noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-29249216842847808352011-06-21T00:14:11.852+00:002011-06-21T00:14:11.852+00:00As any expert will tell you, Frank, ESTA is nothin...As any expert will tell you, Frank, ESTA is nothing to do with border security and all about theatre. It's just dazzling enough to fool the ignorant rubes into thinking all these attacks on your rights are necessary to keep you safe, as if security vs. liberty were a zero-sum game. The reality is that US Homeland Security and the TSA are just petty bureaucrats who find some fun in teaching you who's boss. They serve no useful purpose, are a drain on taxpayers' money, and should be disbanded.<br />As to the $14 fee, the answer is simple: charge Americans $20 and make them wait 72 hours before they can fly to Europe, and then fingerprint them and strip-search them at the border, and then give them a piece of paper explaining that as soon as they stop doing it to us, we'll stop doing it to them. Then watch as American politicians change their tack. At the moment, because the harassment, humiliation, and inconvenience is all one-way, there is no comeback on the perpetrators, and there needs to be.<br />The same thing should happen to Japanese nationals as well.Kimpatsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156184889287692016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28919367.post-31838998798427844242011-06-20T11:26:47.640+00:002011-06-20T11:26:47.640+00:00May I be the first to point out that using a mobil...May I be the first to point out that using a mobile phone at a petrol station is, in fact, totally safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com