N.J. man says he was almost kicked off plane after flight attendant found shirt offensive

[yardwork]

60. Sure, the Trump administration is nuts and authoritarian.

However, I find it to be very unlikely that the airline staff on the plane singled out this passenger for any other reason than his shirt said "bombing children."

I doubt they understood what it meant. I doubt they thought, "Gosh, we'd better make an example of him or else the Trump administration might go after United Airlines for allowing this pro-Palestinian protest."

That's the kind of thing the CEO or corporate lawyers might think about. I'd be willing to bet all my crypto currency that the staff on the plane thought something along the lines of "Dammit the guy in seat 21B has a shirt that says "bombing children" now were probably going to have a delayed flight or something worse. Betty, go see if he'll cover it up."

Never underestimate (1) the juggernaut that is "corporate policy," and (2) the level of disinterest average people have in our protests. Most people don't care. They're at work, they have a job to do.

Most of us could write a book about the stupidity and aggravation we've encountered while flying. Especially since 9/11.