political backwardism

[mayoraasei]

It's probably called social regression or something like that. I'm sure sociologists have some fancy jargon for it (just as scientists insist calling heart attacks myocardial infarction).

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to laugh or cry.

"These bans assume that individuals are not fit to make up their own minds on the benefits or otherwise of smoking and need the Government to make the decision for them."

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BENEFITS?!?! BENEFITS OF SMOKING?!

Hey, at least if you're smoking cannabis you might get a good trip out of it, but tobacco?!! ==;;;;;;;;; No one has ever died from nicotine deficiency¹

Advertisements exist because they are influential, and there's bound to be some idiot (or some naive kid) who'll get addicted to smoking because of it.

1) The general rule in medicine is, as soon as you say "no one has ever died from something", someone has definitely died of it.

Comments

[beliael.livejournal.com]

Gee why don't we remove warning labels on everything because we ASSUME that people are of such intelligence?

Advertising is bound to be bias, because the point of advertising is to sell a product. It's unethical for the government to allow a skewed view to be proliferated about these death sticks.

Having said that, the movie "Thank You For Smoking" was a very fun to watch.

[jezjezjezza.livejournal.com]

death sticks is such a lovely word :D next time I see a smoker, I think I'll say "may I have one of your death sticks please?", and if they give me one, I'll chuck it in the bin ^o^

..aah.

[siu.livejournal.com]

Someone looks like they forgot what is the meaning of advertisement. =o=;;; To sell stuff...