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Originally Posted by MikeSmoke
This is what you have to love about the war on smoking...it has created a group which one can publicly, loudly and proudly tag with negative stereotypes...with no qualms or repercussions whatsover.
You (properly) can no longer say "blacks don't listen"..."women all think"..."Mexicans have no fucking respect..." etc. --- without either being labelled as a racist/sexist/or whatever else.
So, to meet your need to feel superior to a group of people, we proudly present: THE DAMN SMOKERS! Feel free to lump them all into one group and stereotype all of them --- don't feel the need to justify yourself in claiming that every member of a group is "bad" for a particular reason --- just castigate ALL of them. You don't like smoking --- so it's perfectly fine for you to describe an entire group of people, who all just happen to smoke, with any attack you'd like. It's your right as an American to unreasoningly hate groups of people; thank god there's a group left you can publicly and loudly hate.
(I don't expect you to appreciate or even understand this post - but I won't categorize you into any group of people who wouldn't appreciate or understand the post. That would be unfair.)
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Mike, I do understand what you are saying, but being white, black, tall, dumb, Mexican, cross-eyed or what have you is not dangerous to OTHERS health. That is the issue at hand.
You have a right to smoke. I think you should be allowed to smoke. That is not the issue. The issue is, 1) the smell. 2) the health risks involved to non-smokers.
The day someone creates an odorless cigarette that does not harm others with second hand smoke, then I welcome you to my table. Until then, it's a health hazard.
You would not want me walking into your house with some toxic chemical waste dripping from my clothes. You would not want me sitting at your table while I'm sneezing my head off with the flu or a nasty cold, germs flying everywhere. Of course you wouldn't. And these do not even smell and the cold and flu will not kill you if you catch it, while 2nd hand smoke CAN cause cancer.
The bottom line is, if I can get a ticket for jay walking, you can bet your ass "they" are going to tell you where you can and can not smoke. Just be thankful you can still smoke in your own home and car.