The US passport - Somebody put alot of thought into it actually

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mindlessobserver

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I recently renewed my passport after the old one passed its 10 year expiration. Having a cause to really read it over now, I am actually struck with the thing and I figured I would share. Keep in mind that this is a document that is almost without fail presented to authoritarian dick bags. I get the impression the thing was written with that in mind. That these people have read the stuff as they go about the drudgery of their lives.

back of cover, the Battle of Baltimore and the opening of the star spangled banner. And of course, Abraham Lincolns ending of the Gettysburg address and the Secretary of States admonishment.

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Then we get to Page 2, where the actual data is. They decided to stick the preamble to the US constitution on that one.

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The Visa stamp pages have added quotes from various Presidents, and the thing ends with a picture of the Voyager probe leaving earth orbit with the quote "every generation has the obligation to free men's minds for a look at new worlds".

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We live in such jaded times where everything seems so political and self serving. But it really made me think, to realize that so many Americans carry around a document without thinking for one moment how absolutely revolutionary it is, or just what it might mean to some random government official in an authoritarian country who has to look it over and stamp it. its actually a rather remarkable document, and you could almost consider it good propraganda but for the fact that everything it says is backed up by things American's have actually done or fought over to validate.
 
I hate everything just burn it down and give me UBI because I'm too emotionally upset to do anything and just want to be on social media 24/7.
 
It's a really impressive document, but I expect it with the significance it has. It is the American's key to the rest of the world, (relatively) free travel is a super important right.

The US Passport is like the third or fourth most powerful passport in the world? It's really something and they knew it as they designed it.
 
Exigent Circumcisions dijo:
There's French on US passports? That's interesting, I guess.

Also OP is a beaner.
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I used stock images. I am not a dummy to photograph my own passport. The US Passport uses English, French and Spanish. Not sure the reason, but I think its because those are the three primary spoken languages of the country, and they are all international UN languages.
 
Annie dijo:
It's a really impressive document, but I expect it with the significance it has. It is the American's key to the rest of the world, (relatively) free travel is a super important right.

The US Passport is like the third or fourth most powerful passport in the world? It's really something and they knew it as they designed it.
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On a whim I flew to Poland for a week a couple years back, and I didn't understand this until then.

I had a tour guide going through one of those huge ass salt mines, and he told me that his life dream was to one day have enough money to visit the US. Not to come live here, to fucking visit. I asked more and he said the US won't grant Poles tourist visas unless they could prove they have enough money and assets to make them a low risk to overstay and become an illegal. As a meme, because I was bored, I flew to this hard working man's country and toured his place of work and he confided in me that as a life goal he wants to some day be lucky enough to step foot in my country.

I don't know, I'm not a sentimental man generally but that's stuck with me ever since. It kinda shook me since I never realized how absurdly blessed I was to be born in the US and have an American passport.
 
mindlessobserver dijo:
I used stock images. I am not a dummy to photograph my own passport. The US Passport uses English, French and Spanish. Not sure the reason, but I think its because those are the three primary spoken languages of the country, and they are all international UN languages.
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Yes, French is on most passports because it is officially the language of the United Nations. Spanish is on there because statistically most trips Americans take outside the country are to Spanish-speaking countries so it eases border formalities.

Fun fact: the Chinese put a map of the South China Sea showing it in China's control and an image of a natural landmark in Taiwan on their passports.

mindlessobserver dijo:
The thing takes 2 months to process, its better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it. Besides, it has uses outside of travel. Its a valid picture ID anywhere that requires valid picture IDs.
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Not only that, it also serves as proof of citizenship so you can use it instead of your birth certificate in the rare situations that call for it.
 
Annie dijo:
The US Passport is like the third or fourth most powerful passport in the world?
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Depends on how you measure it.
Probably the US is one of the countries that offers its citizens most protection abroad, due to how powerful it is, but EU and certain Asian passports tend to be more powerful in terms of "you can go wherever without VISA", which is the metric that is normally used to decide whether your passport is cool or not.
Japan, Singapore are the most powerful, with 189 VISA free destinations. South Korea, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, Denmark are at 187-186.
Not that US is too far down (183 countries).
 
bbfx dijo:
Depends on how you measure it.
Probably the US is one of the countries that offers its citizens most protection abroad, due to how powerful it is, but EU and certain Asian passports tend to be more powerful in terms of "you can go wherever without VISA", which is the metric that is normally used to decide whether your passport is cool or not.
Japan, Singapore are the most powerful, with 189 VISA free destinations. South Korea, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, Denmark are at 187-186.
Not that US is too far down (183 countries).
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There's a sight ranking them here

www.passportindex.org

Global Passport Power Rank | Passport Index 2020

Explore the passports of the world ranked by their total visa-free score. Which passport is ranked 1st? Which is weakest? Find out on Passport Index!
www.passportindex.org www.passportindex.org

Crippled Eagle dijo:
I don't know, I'm not a sentimental man generally but that's stuck with me ever since. It kinda shook me since I never realized how absurdly blessed I was to be born in the US and have an American passport.
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Quite. And it should make you skeptical of people who think the US was born in the original sin of slavery and needs to be turned into a European style social democracy with universal healthcare and hate speech laws.

I mean the US was born in the original sin of slavery, but the rest is bollocks.
 
Lemmingwise dijo:
Your post is beautiful and fuzzy and all, but it's quite something to put

Every generation has the obligation to free men's minds for a look at new worlds

on the same page as what essentially means

This document is electronically tracking you, don't you dare tamper with it


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It's not. The thing has a microchip in it that can be scanned. I would be more worried about your cell phone.
 
mindlessobserver dijo:
I used stock images. I am not a dummy to photograph my own passport. The US Passport uses English, French and Spanish. Not sure the reason, but I think its because those are the three primary spoken languages of the country, and they are all international UN languages.
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The french is there because it's the third language of the continent (remember Quebec and Louisiana). It's also the same on most things which get passed around in shipping like American MRE's.
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Edit: didn't realize everyone already said it. Keep the picture.
 
The new passports really do look great. I had to renew mine this year, too.

Handing an American passport to Chinese Customs & Immigrations is essentially passing them a note that says, "Fuck with me, please."
 
qu_rahn dijo:
You have to enter your passport number on your ticket when you fly internationally anyway - there's no real getting around it
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That and if the damn microchip can actually be tracked from orbit I am all for it. The only time I am legit carrying my passport around is if I am in some Islamic cesspit like the UK, Western Germany or the worst of all...Canada. If Uncle Sugar actually can find me if I have it on my person odds are good I really want him to find me.

I doubt its trackable remotely though. What would it use as a power source?
 
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