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I might be wrong but I read the OP’s comment as sarcastic.

by Timwi 2y ago

oblio 2y ago
You are wrong. Banning smoking worked.
- ruthmarx 2y ago
  People were already moving away from smoking. The aggressive policies don't deserve all the credit.
  - oblio 2y ago
    There are many articles and documentaries about the impact of smoking adoption due to tobacco companies advertising primarily to kids. Even if we disregard all the science, the fact that the very companies themselves were targeting kids shows that they knew where their money was coming from.
- null0pointer 2y ago
  They mean the root of this comment tree, not your parent comment.
- refurb 2y ago
  How do you know? At least in the US, smoking rates dropped substantially by the 1980's, long before many anti-smoking laws were in effect (you could still smoke on planes in the 80's!). https://www.statista.com/statistics/184418/percentage-of-cigarette-smoking-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/184418/percentage-of-cig...
  - oblio 2y ago
    > In 1970, Congress took their anti-smoking initiative one step further and passed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, banning the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio starting on 2 January 1971. In April 1970, President Nixon signed it into law. Can you guys research this stuff before posting, please?
    - refurb 2y ago
      Can you please look at links before commenting? Do you think the US government passed a law in a vacuum? The health issues with smoking became well known by the 60s and the number of people smoking was already dropping by the 70’s. Please don’t make the amateur mistake of confusing correlation with causation.
- gloosx 2y ago
  Only worked for Australian politicians to pat themselves on the head. They are still getting money from tobacco companies, and they know where it is coming from. Kids in Australia still smoke a lot, exploring other ways of inhaling addictive substance, and no ban can really solve this problem

I might be wrong but I read the OP’s comment as sarcastic.

by Timwi 2y ago

I might be wrong but I read the OP’s comment as sarcastic.

oblio 2y ago

You are wrong. Banning smoking worked.

ruthmarx 2y ago
People were already moving away from smoking. The aggressive policies don't deserve all the credit.
- oblio 2y ago
  There are many articles and documentaries about the impact of smoking adoption due to tobacco companies advertising primarily to kids. Even if we disregard all the science, the fact that the very companies themselves were targeting kids shows that they knew where their money was coming from.
null0pointer 2y ago
They mean the root of this comment tree, not your parent comment.
refurb 2y ago
How do you know? At least in the US, smoking rates dropped substantially by the 1980's, long before many anti-smoking laws were in effect (you could still smoke on planes in the 80's!). https://www.statista.com/statistics/184418/percentage-of-cigarette-smoking-in-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/184418/percentage-of-cig...
- oblio 2y ago
  > In 1970, Congress took their anti-smoking initiative one step further and passed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, banning the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio starting on 2 January 1971. In April 1970, President Nixon signed it into law. Can you guys research this stuff before posting, please?
  - refurb 2y ago
    Can you please look at links before commenting? Do you think the US government passed a law in a vacuum? The health issues with smoking became well known by the 60s and the number of people smoking was already dropping by the 70’s. Please don’t make the amateur mistake of confusing correlation with causation.
gloosx 2y ago
Only worked for Australian politicians to pat themselves on the head. They are still getting money from tobacco companies, and they know where it is coming from. Kids in Australia still smoke a lot, exploring other ways of inhaling addictive substance, and no ban can really solve this problem