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Originally Posted by Sean
The real question is what's with the glaring hypocrisy? As I wondered earlier, how many of the people on an anti-smoking crusade are obese? Just can't seem to put down that triple bacon cheeseburger and fries, hm? Not sinking in that your extra-grande sausage and cheese breakfast quesadilla might be a smidge harsh on the old cholesterol levels? Or how about the people I'm sure we all know who just aren't capable of being decent human beings until they've had their personal pot of coffee to drink every single morning? It takes that healthy bucket of caffeine to really get you off the ground, yeah?
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Not that this is a statement that needs to be qualified to be discussed but why does cigarette smoking have to be compared to anything? Isn't it universally accepted at this point that smoking cigs is in all ways bad for you and in no ways good?
Eating a cheeseburger isn't bad for you. Eating them in excess is. Can the same be said about inhaling smoke? I look at all my friends that still smoke, and it seems that none of them really factor the 'its bad for me' side of things. The few that I'm friends with are still living in the 'it won't happen to me' stage that most 14 year olds shake. If I were to ask them (and by no means do I preach at them) why they don't quit I'd get the usual response of, "I don't smoke that much." We both know that is a lie. For my friends, smoking is a constant lie to themselves. I'm sure this varies greatly between smokers, but its how I see it in my circle. I even have one friend who was in the hospital because she couldn't breathe, was diagnosed asthmatic, and still wants to smoke. She is 29. I just don't get it.
All that said, I still stand by my original statement that as long as smoking is legal, it have to be regarded as such and not discriminated against in situations where it isn't bothersome to others.
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