I agree that it is stupid to argue with the goons, and make silly comments whilst in hearing range of them.
My issue is with the fact that we are screened at all.
Out of all of the various employee groups on the airfield, why screen the only employee group that doesn't need a weapon to take over the airplane?
Newhire ramp employees breeze in the back door without so much as a glance from the dreaded tsA, yet, an airline Captain, who is going to take over an airplane (whether or not he has a screwdriver), are walking to work with no shoes on and getting berated by HS dropouts.
Either flightcrew are trusted, or we are not. If we are not trusted, then we should not be given complete control of a potential WMD...........
If we are trusted, then we should not be standing at work in our socks, while a HS dropout rifles our baggage, looking for toiltries and small tools to pilfer.