As for airport security in China….

Security in Beijing all over the city is incredible - police and army everywhere…Beijing has got to be the safest city in the world right now, and it was incredibly safe before! When I came in to the Beijing airport this past Tuesday afternoon, it was obvious that there was security everywhere, but it was non-threatening, as opposed to the atmosphere in most U.S. airports these days. The Western media tends to demonize the Chinese government for everything, sometimes with good reason, but the contrast between the behavior of Chinese airport security and that in the United States is almost unbelievable. We as Americans are brainwashed to believe that we are the freest country in the world, so we are led to believe that everything that our government and police do is in line with keeping our country and our people free, when in fact it is the exact opposite. (That’s right, we are brainwashed too, just as we accuse the Chinese government of doing to its citizens. ) Drive your car without wearing your seatbelt in the U.S.? Illegal, and you can be arrested. Carry an open can of beer down the street? Illegal in most places, and you can easily wind up in jail. I am certainly no apologist for China and there is much that is wrong here, but the United States seems to be headed towards becoming a fascist country while China is rapidly heading in the other direction. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 have sadly become an excuse for the American government and law enforcement to take complete and utter control of every little aspect of our lives. Let’s just hope that we as Americans are smart enough to turn things around before it is too late.

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