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Originally Posted by politicophile
Let's start with the tu quoque fallacy.
Let's at least make an effort to raise the bar above obvious red herrings: I'm talking to you, guccilvr, 1010011010, and ngdawg.
Second, smoking is an extremely stupid thing to do. The reasons are well documented. Look here, for example. Yes, there are a lot of people who began smoking before it was known that smoking had such harmful effects on the human body. But, the surgeon general's warning was added to all cigarette boxes thirty-six years ago! The knowledge has been avaliable to the public for a very long time now. Smokers need to admit that, in addition to killing themselves in one of the very stupidest ways possible, they are harming the health of those around them through the effects of secondhand smoke. Smokers, you are irrational. You are committing a slow suicide. You are failing to respect the well-being of your fellow humans. You've had more than three decades to quit (or to have not started). Your behavior is shameful. |
ok first off, I'm not interested in some psycho babble bullshit term for how I defended my actions. The OP was curious as to whether I feel guilty for what I supposedly do to "innocents". Short answer.. nope not one bit. I have the right to smoke... in designated areas. If you walk into a restaraunt and go through the smoking section for whatever reason..then it's your fault for being subjected to the second hand smoke. End of story. Now if I'm outside and I'm smoking I will try to do it without people around sometimes that isn't possible. So if someone asks me nicely if I could move or put my smoke out.. sure I can do that.. but if you act like an ass then I'll act like one back and put the smoke square in your face.
The fact that people want to say that smoking is wrong and makes someone a worse person is ridiculous. I say you're dumb for eating well done steak, I say you're stupid for putting a loud exhaust on your car. It doesn't make me think you're not a good person though. Yada Yada, I understand the whole point of subjecting others to our harmful smoke. Like I said, I'm tired of breathing in your car fumes. Shut your fucking car off.
I'm committing a slow-suicide? Who isn't?? Seriously. Everyone dies. You ever drink? Guess what you just helped kill yourself a little bit. Deal with it.
The whole point here is that while most smokers understand that alot of people don't want to be exposed; we will (for the most part) be polite about our actions. This psuedo witch hunt however, puts those who are a part of it on the same level as us asshole bad people with cigs in our mouths.