So I have been playing with the thought to visit Annik, Hovik and Psykhronic in Jacksonville (Florida) and Boston (Massachusetts) this summer or upcoming autumn, so I went to a travel agency and looked up the cheapest ways to get there, turning out that it wasn`t that expensive and that It would cost me an estimated 700 - 900 Euros which is pritty reasonable for a transatlantic flight (weirdly enought flying to Australia, Korea and Japan from Frankfurt or Munich is cheaper).
Now what pisses me really of are the things required by the US embessy to let me travel there.

I need a a 90 days tourist Visa, which is ok, a bit unusual to me since traveling within the EU no longer requires a visa for Eu citizens.
But why does the visa cost 60 Euros? A visa for Russia costs 25. For 60 Euros I could buy the Russian goverment for a day!

I need a passport, which is ok since I am on a flight. Traveling in EU countries without taking a flight is possible without a passport aslong as you are a EU citizen and have a ID with you. But a special passport with an electronic chip in it and a passport pic like some fucking criminal?

And why do you want to know so much about me? Suposedly, If I have ever used drugs, been inbeded with prostetution, member of a socialist group or ingaged in any other "inmoral activities" I cannot enter the US.
Now, if I would answere the provided questionaire honestly, I would not be able to enter the US. Since I was once a member of a marxist student group and have had a bit of a drug history.
And why ask the silly question: "Are you planning to engage in terrorist activities within the US?"
do you seriously believe that a potential terrorist will answere with: "Yes! please fucking arrest me and ship me to Guantanamo where we can engage in waterbording and other activites."
And why must I give up the complete details of my ID again, (Name, Adress, place of birth, citizenship)? Arent these on my fucking passport?

I would understand such precautions when citizens from a country like... Algeria, Egypt or Pakistan want to enter the US.

But Europe?

Quote:I would understand such precautions when citizens from a country like... Algeria, Egypt or Pakistan want to enter the US.

But Europe?

Lefty judges won't let us use some common sense profiling. Sorry.

(January 29, 2013 at 8:01 pm)John V Wrote: Lefty judges won't let us use some common sense profiling. Sorry.

Common sense is stupid.

You let too many towel heads into Germany.

3.5 million muslims live in Germany, homeland security is certain that about 1-2% of these are potentialy dangerous.

And we have some of the stricktest hate speech laws in a democracy, so strickt that some outsiders think it is on the brink of severly limiting free speech.
Come here from a foreign country and preach hate or plan something babaric?
Well then be ready to spend 7-12 years in jail and to be then deported to your country of origin.

We're a little nervous over here since 9/11. I mean, we grope our own citizens before they can board a flight. :/

(January 29, 2013 at 8:38 pm)Minimalist Wrote: You let too many towel heads into Germany.

Reminds me of this bit from The Dictator:

Here in Europe we grope each other anyway.

And have been doing so since the French existed.

(January 29, 2013 at 8:01 pm)John V Wrote:

Quote:I would understand such precautions when citizens from a country like... Algeria, Egypt or Pakistan want to enter the US.

But Europe?

Lefty judges won't let us use some common sense profiling. Sorry.

Christians retards would have been buried in Europe if Indians had been allowed to do some common sense profiling:

Indian: "do you worship he who is said to have fucked his own mother to give himself birth?"
Christian: "Yes"
Indian: "We don't admit members of sexually deviate cults".

Quote:Reminds me of this bit from The Dictator: