My take on the TSA mess

Terry Pratchett, one of the better satirists of our age, pointed out way back in his book the color of magic published in 1983 that rulers have a love/hate relationship with tourists. Not because of anything in particular they might do or say or see, but because they are by definition something that is out of place. I'm sure that these rules weren't intended to reduce the amount of people flying, but I'm sure that certain parties involved wouldn't be heartbroken if air travel was reduced to a known subset (business travelers) with easily identifiable origins, destinations, and durations of stay. No more of this "We're going to Hawaii for two weeks and will be somewhere on the islands."

I'm not suggesting any sort of conspiracy theory, just a lot of individuals who see their interests being served and side effects they can live with, and to hell with anyone else.