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Originally Posted by retsuki03
I guess that shows that the amount of smokers patronizing these bars is significant enough to warrant not ban smoking.
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No, it doesn't show that. It shows that society had simply assumed that bars = smoking, and for years and years, that was not only acceptable, but exactly how it needed to be. There was no effective concept of a non-smoking bar. If it existed, it was that rare establishment that maybe made the news and became a novelty for its smoking policy.
The bans we are seeing are a means of breaking that assumption - that bars must have smoking. Once that assumption is broken and society becomes accustomed to the new standard, it might be possible to allow society to work out the issue on its own. But after years and years (forever) of being trained in one way, society could not switch gears. It needs assistance.
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Originally Posted by retsuki03
One cannot argue that by banning smoking in bars, you are increasing freedom.
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Is that even addressed to me?