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In general I am not a fan of the government banning things. People should be allowed the freedom to make individual choices and live their life unencumbered. Li
by throwawaysea 6y ago
In general I am not a fan of the government banning things. People should be allowed the freedom to make individual choices and live their life unencumbered. Living in a state where everything is controlled, allowed, or disallowed by governments and corporations imposing their own morality and values is not living freely. Why is it anyone's business if someone smokes a flavored cigar? It makes even less sense when you consider that this government is allowing a free flow of drugs and criminals through an open southern border, including substances that are much more dangerous like meth or fentanyl.
Lastly, I am just completely frustrated and exhausted by the continual hammering of "equity" and "justice" word salads used in every single press release coming out of this administration and the progressive/activist machine more broadly. Does anyone take sentences like this seriously:
> [...] address health disparities experienced by communities of color, low-income populations, and LGBTQ+ individuals, all of whom are far more likely to use these tobacco products [...]