re: #406 wrenchwench

Right. included that so you might see i have some rounded perspective via actual travel in the region. I had no problem with the usual kind of checkpoint like i get between San Diego and home. The 8 felt like a whole other world. Of course since I did not cross a border I had this silly idea that made a difference. When badly done more security adds tensions and violates expectations about civil protections and sometimes the law itself.

When done well it at the least does not increase tensions and can reduce them. Live fire incidents certainly exacerbate tensions. As do murders on shared lakes and that kind of thing.