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Re:Don’t Fly During Ramadan (2013) by hkai on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @07:10AM (#23626550)
I think that's because America made quite a few enemies in the process of policing the world. Israel is much tougher on inbound travelers for the same reason.

If America didn't police the world, China would, and we would still have Soviet Union, and probably Taiwan would not be on the map.

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Re:Don’t Fly During Ramadan (2013) by Ar-Curunir on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @11:17PM (#23636543)
this is self-righteous “protectors of the world” nonsense
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Re:Don’t Fly During Ramadan (2013) by hkai on Thursday June 25, 2020 @10:01PM (#23647969)
Well you can think that way until you are the one they are protecting. Then it's nice having freedom of travel (thanks to the collapse of the USSR) or having the most progressive government in Asia (Taiwan). I'm really grateful to America for doing this.
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