Pendulum Swings
It is no accident that life seems to revolve in circles. Everyday events tend to swing to extremes before they find a middle ground. First of all, when public safety is involved, policies tend to be drawn up that initially sway too far to the left or right. Secondly, trends in fashion and beauty are interesting to watch for the cycles they seem to follow. Finally, economic cycles consistently follow a boom or bust trend of extremes. Therefore, to find the most effective position to operate from, the limits of topics must be discovered and examined.
After the dreadful events pertaining to SARS and 9/11, legal and air travel policies became very strict. This was due to an extreme response to panic and the fact that the government didn’t want to appear to make a mistake in the public eye. Therefore, many new policies have been established, such as the open baggage policy, shoes off policy and temperature checking. Initially, the government went to extremes, but with time they rethought which policies they wanted to keep stringent and which they could relax. They wanted to make the policies stricter in preparation for future incidents. In some countries, like Australia and Canada, new routines have been introduced. For example, following 9/11 sniffer dogs have been brought to work at most major airports as a precautionary measure. The pendulum has certainly swung to extremes, but in finding its middle ground societal advancements have been made.