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> I'm sick of this nanny state bullshit. People have been sick of smoke for years. It was never sustainable that a minority should be allowed pollute the envir
by dejb 16y ago
> I'm sick of this nanny state bullshit.
People have been sick of smoke for years. It was never sustainable that a minority should be allowed pollute the environment of everyone else. Any politician who campaigned to bring back smoking in these places would fail spectacularly. Get used to it.
- swah 16y agoOTOH you have to keep in mind these movements are organized by a few people, and not the entire society suddenly rising against the evils of passive smoking.
- JoachimSchipper 16y agoAt least in the Netherlands, in my social circle, anti-smoking laws are very welcome. Like any issue, it's championed by a few people; and yes, there are people who oppose it. But as far as I can see, there's quite a bit of acceptance, both by non-smokers and smokers.
- electromagnetic 16y agoEveryone else, you mean like me a non-smoker? Who do you mean 'everyone' what does your vast catch-all claim really mean... you?
- dejb 16y agoI would argue that smoke is, by definition, a pollution of the environment, even for smokers. So I should have omitted the 'else' and just left it at 'everyone'. If people knowingly volunteer to expose themselves to it then it should be their right but they do not have the right to impose it on anyone else.