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Against air pollution? I have a solution for you. Never drive an automobile again. And also, never be a passenger in an automobile as well. The carcinogens emitted from one automobile Farrrr exceed that of a cigarette.
I'll consider kicking the smoking habit (for the environment) when you also put your money where your mouth is.
As to your analogy about smokers being too relaxed while driving, let's go there. If they were truly "impaired" then can you explain why smokers are not getting arrested for "driving while impaired?" Also, over fifty years ago, nearly half the population were smokers. How did they get to their destination? After all, if half the traffic back then were smokers (according to your logic) they'd all be driving at a snails pace.
Instead, I suspect that your traffic analogy is similar to the attitude of those that first owned cellphones. Back when cellphones were a luxury, some of the non-cellphone owners would raise a fuss over those that would talk (not text, but talk) while they were driving. Now that most people own a cellphone, we hear nothing about those that talk while driving.
Irony: A lot of the forum members here... . are affiliated with a political party - known for preaching "tolerance." I'm certainly not seeing this being put into practice. Sounds like a case of "Tolerance for me, but not for thee."
All smokers defend their habit with great tenacity. I am against the stink that invades my airspace. To most people it is an extremely foul odor, even to many if not most non-smokers.
It seems silly to argue about whether cigarette smoke is difficult to deal with or not. You as a smoker are completely habituated to it. For non-smokers, second-hand smoke irritates the nose, throat and lungs. I can also taste it on my tongue and feel a stinging sensation there.
I’m not going to stand here and apologize for hating a stench that seriously irritates my nose, throat, mouth and lungs.
Tell a pit bull owner that pit bulls are by nature aggressive, and they will jump all over you and say everything they can to demonize you and try to “prove” that you’re wrong. Ditto with smokers. In each case they have skin in the game and MUST justify their habit or their choices.
Logic is out the window for you because of your vested interest in justifying the use of your drug.
OF COURSE if 50% of people smoked while driving, then 50% would drive with that selfish, contented slowness, the “I’m the only one on the road that matters” style. If 100% smoked, then 100% would drive that way. In no way does that diminish my point that smokers slow down drastically and drive quite selfishly while smoking.
They are contented, relaxed, and self-absorbed, and I would contend that those who still smoke (with what we know today about the physical repercussions) usually have little regard for how they affect others.
I fully understand and expect that 99% of smokers will defend their habit by any means possible.
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