Behold What the Underpants Bomber Hath Wrought

As the TSA engages in it's usual pointless, barn door-closing measures after the latest failed terrorist attack, it's useful to maintain some perspective.

The bombing of passenger jets is a bad thing, and effective measures such as maintaining and distributing accurate databases of people we shouldn't let on planes, and possibly the use of full body scanners should be considered. However, despite what Cheneyites would like you to believe, we are not living in the most dangerous times mankind has ever known. In fact, it was a lot more dangerous to travel on a plane in the 70s and 80s than it is now.