So, let's see... First, the US decides that it will fingerprint and photograph foreign visitors. Then, this past November, Japan begins doing the same. Now, the European Commission is going to propose fingerprinting all foreign travelers into and out of Europe. I guess it won't be much longer before the rest of the world gets into the game. And, of course, "friendly" governments will be sharing their databases with each other.So far as I know, visitors to the Beijing Olympics in communist China will not be fingerprinted. Nor does Stalinist North Korea pester tourists with such formalities. Please plan your safe, hassle-free holiday accordingly...
Big brother and all his other brothers plan to be watching all of us poor dolts very carefully. Didn't you know we simply can't be trusted?
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ReplyDeleteBleh. If I thought for a second that it made a difference in preventing terrorism, I probably wouldn't mind so much. As it is, it's just one more among many things that have the effect of stifling the free movement of law-abiding people.