Let's get real. They were crazy before they showed up at the airport.

Eh California kind of skews the stats, take California away and the majority of Americans voted for Trump.

We are not nor have ever been a democracy. We are a constitutional republic.

Preeminent Professor of law disagrees with you.
https://medium.com/@lessig/the-united-states-is-not-a-democracy-it-is-a-republic-54e8036c781c

Its usually at FBOs like Atlantic or Signature.


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Preeminent Professors of Law also disagree with each other. Most of them are not political activists and unsuccessful candidates for President. :rolleyes:

That is the dumbest statement. "Take away people who voted for Clinton and most Americans would have voted for Trump." Of COURSE that's how that works.

The way I see it, news is polarizing. At their homes, if they watch news, they'll either watch CNN or Fox but they won't watch the other because it's offensive to them.

If these networks have agreements with the airports to broadcast at the gates, I understand.

Maybe they could be compelled to produce more unoffensive material specifically geared to the broader public you find at airport gates. A broadcast different then you would get from the cable broadcasts at their homes (that they control).

If we censor airplane crash scenes from onboard movies because they are upsetting to passengers, why wouldn't it make sense to censor partisan news broadcasts that are offensive and upsetting to half the pax?

It would just be a practical reaction to the evoution of media.

Here's a hypothetical.

I've got my family at the gate. I'm a liberal and I opposed Trump in the election. I've explained to my kids that it's wrong for President Trump to target undocumented immigrants as criminals that must be deported. Playing above my head are Fox pundits that cherry pick the case of an undocumented immigrant accused of raping and killing someone and creating the impression that it's a widespread phenomena among undocumented immigrants. I strongly opposed that characterization and resent the airport and or airline I'm about to fly on legitimizing it by airing it at the gate.

Conversely, let's say I'm a conservative and I support Trump. I've explained to my kids there are many good reasons President Trump is taking the actions he's taking. Playing above my head, however, are CNN pundits explaining why anyone who voted for Trump is either ignorant or bigoted and that Trump is ruining the country. That insults my support for Trump (in front of my family), but I'm forced to endure it while I'm waiting for boarding.

In either event, I just wanted to take my kids to Disney. I did not sign up for a political challenge. Travel should be an escape.

Although it may seem like a small point, why would introduce negative stimulus to passengers just before boarding?

Yes. My intent is to point out that C130driver's statement, spoken like he is the authority on the subject, isn't definitive.

And also to point out that his judgement is suspect (at best) after his nonsensical comment about California voters.

They are called illegal aliens.