The trick is to be polite and smile and then thank them for doing their jobs (protecting us all from the terrorists) if there is a problem. Do not call them "Nazis", that is a little too close to home.

If you don't like being polite and nice to these people, then I suggest you stay home. Any time you travel to a foreign place, you must show respect for the locals, whether it is China, Saudi Arabia or Homeland Security La-La Land (the imaginary place where the TSA is making a difference).

Seriously, though, it is a good strategy for the TSA is to petty and random. The real terrorists are willing to lay down their lives in an instant to acheive their goals, but they are scared to death of rotting in a US prison where there are no virgins -- none.