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RE: What Is "Freedom"? Do We Get Any Of That Illusion? An Analysis Of The "Freedoms" We Are Denied!
One of the things touted about a European Union was a united Europe with open borders where you wouldn't need a passport to travel around. As you can probably guess, this never happened. The EU brought all the restrictions, but none of the promised freedoms.
Talking of passports, I was seeing some family members off to England from here in Australia and they had to show their passports at check in. Used to be you only needed it at the other end, but now it seems you can't even leave without one. How much longer before we struggle to leave the country like they did in the USSR?
I didn't realize you were in Oz mate. I have been a farmer for years in Australia and I also lived a lot around the EU... I watched that unification process first hand. Yes, you definitely need to show your passport when you are leaving the Australia.
Things are even more hardcore in places like Bali where you need to show your passport to even get into the check-in zone. They are worried about bombs.
I was recently on a flight that stopped but only transited in Australia. We never left the airport or went through immigration or customs. However they tried to make me go through the body scanner - which I stoutly refused. However on the same route back up to Asia a young Indian man was not allowed to board the plane because he did not have a "transit visa" for Australia. He was never going to leave the airport, go through immigration or customs. He was only going to switch planes within the airport but needed a visa for that! Outrageous.
The poor guy was only young and going home to India for his sister's wedding. I waved goodby to him at immigration. I'm sure he sorted it somehow.
It won't be long before we'll have to carry and produce ID on demand.