Quote "For a moment, imagine a cheerful little fella named Adolph Hitler.
Now imagine someone coming up to you on the street, any street, any day, any time and demanding "Your papers please." "
I totally agree that the above is not a situation anyone wants to see again.
But, and bear in mind I come from the place where things were ruled centrally, as it was described earlier in this thread, and where we are to be carrying ID in the not too distant future, on a central database. There has to be a middle ground somewhere, acceptable to both government and citizen alike, which will assure the security and safety of everyone.
The alternative could be the total opposite of the quoted opening.
Hypothetical and extreme maybe, but the bottom line?
"There are no restraints, no-one is obliged to be accountable, or to have to give any information about themselves.
Now imagine a cheerful little character from the middle east, walks onto a plane, no papers required, and carefully guides it into a skyscraper"
It's called anarchy.
My sincere apologies to any upset or offended at my scenario. I used it in the same way the reminder about Hitler in Europe was used, to demonstrate a possible result of takings things to an extreme.
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