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political backwardism
23 Jan 2007 04:05 pmIt'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.
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."
=0=||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
