Re:I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Pr...
by mjolk on Sunday January 22, 2017 @09:31PM
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> Chilling effect. Just in this thread, you can find 4 people who say they avoid flying to/through the US because of treatment at the border.
The internet is a hyperbolic place. There's nothing saying those people would have come to the US anyway.
> You can add me to that list as well for the next 4 years.
With the lack of introspection happening in my political party, you might want to double that estimate.
Chilling effect. Just in this thread, you can find 4 people who say they avoid flying to/through the US because of treatment at the border. You can add me to that list as well for the next 4 years. Those decisions don't exist in a vacuum - if you introduce restrictions in one part of the process, people will notice.