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Intolerance is definitely needed in our world. However, what about this perspective: Why can't smokers be more tolerant of non-smokers? I don't see them fighting for our right to breath clean air when we go out on the town. I don't see obese people saying, "Poor skinny white guy. I am blocking half of this gentleman's seat and I am sure he will be very crammed on this 6 hour flight". Why does it not work both ways? I only hear things like the skinny guy is intolerant because he doesn't want to be crammed on the flight. I see smokers intolerant because they can't smoke wherever they damn feel like. They are the first people to say if you don't like it, don't go out to eat. However, if that were the case, there would scarcely be any restaurant a non-smoker could eat because according to a previously quoted statistic, 30% of the patrons there will be puffing away while I am enjoying my steak and potatoes. I often walk into a plume of smoke as I enter potential client sites. People smoking outside the front doors with no thought in their mind that perhaps some of the people coming into the building might not want to be smothered in smoke. Where is the tolerance there? I am glad that I live in California and the no-smoking laws are in effect because situations like this are now few and far in between.
I do not judge obese people or smokers. I do believe they have the right to live as they want to, regardless if it hurts or hinders their health. But people seem to forget that tolerance goes a long ways when it is considered from both sides of the coin.
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