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[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago
[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

They are cowards who do not want to face the consequences of their actions.

But you cant avoid them forever prohibitionists...

[-] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 16 points 1 day ago

The idea is to prevent addiction forming in newer generation. Rather then banning those they have already developed addiction.

The minimum age has been rising for a couple of years.

This is actually a manifesto promises so has fairly high support. (Unlike almost everything else the gov has done).

[-] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

fuck that, as someone who is addicted and wants to stop but can't.... JUST BAN THE SHIT

[-] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk -3 points 1 day ago

If you're in your late 70s. You have an excuse. But are not likely to think as you do. But if so. Sorry you were fooled by such arsehole Corporations lieing about their own research for decades.

If younger. Then you grew up knowing how dangerous smoking was. Even if you failed to believe the government telling you so. You have no excuse for makeing the choices you did.

And most of us who made those dumb choices do not expect others to take responsibility for them. Even if we find/found stopping hard. In nearly 60 years. Absolutely every government in my lifetime. Has reduced the excuses of the generations forward to fall for the stupidity. Including my father who gave up in his late 60s after cancer. But knew full well how dumb his smoking was when I was a toddler.

You are entitled to your opinion. But everyone else is also entitled to consider you pathetic. For thinking the government is responsible for fixing your own stupidity.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 17 hours ago

But everyone else is also entitled to consider you pathetic. For thinking the government is responsible for fixing your own stupidity.

So, you also think we should abolish drunk driving laws?

[-] deathmetaldawgy@lemmy.ml 0 points 15 hours ago

Smoking cigarettes isn’t dangerous to everybody in your vicinity only to second hand smoke and it’s kinda disingenuous to pretend the danger to society from the two is comparable. And like I said I smoked for over 10 years and I’m gen z. Society makes it look cool but I should have listened to my mom the whole time.

[-] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

oh shut the fuck up. you're a useless sack of shit

[-] doleo@lemmy.one 4 points 1 day ago

I agree, let's ban everybody instead of smoking.

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