Anti-americianism detected by customs
When Seth Goldberg opened his luggage after going through Seattle's Sea-Tac airport, he realized that he was busted - a customs agent had discovered his guilty secret. The Seattle Times reports.
In 1984, Big Brother watches your every move. Your opinions are controlled and examined through a system of remote supervision and via the threat of being turned in by your neighbour. The authorities ruthlessly crack down on anyone not toeing the line, and believing in those things that further the party line.
Sorry. I got the date wrong.
Poor Seth Goldberg discovered that a customs agent had gone through his luggage and found a note from Customs explaining that it had been searched. In his bag were two "No Iraq War" flags he had bought in New Jersey. They were still there, and on the note from customs was the handwritten note, "Don't appreciate your anti-american attitude!".
Maybe he should consider himself lucky that he didn't get arrested, seeing as government officials now consider it unpatriotic to not believe in the actions of the government, and the US now has the "Patriot Act" to strip away the basic human rights of miscreants of that ilk.
Posted by nlvp at March 19, 2003 09:38 PM