Their not all bad, John. I support their right to agitate for
change.
> But the rhetoric of a few is distressing. Their stereotyping is
beyond
> the pale. I heard all of this same rhetoric many years ago, in my
> youth in Mississippi. Except, they weren't talking about smokers
> then. Just substitute the N word for the word smoker when reading
> their posts and you will see what I mean.
>
Horrible analogy. Being of a particular race harms no one. Cigarette
smoking in public causes ACTIVE HARM. A person cannot choose to be or
not to be of a particular race--a person CAN choose not to smoke.
The "rhetoric" you refer to is of the same character as that directed
against polluters, dumpers of toxic waste, etc.; those who callously
endanger others' health because they won't change their antisocial
behavior. If you can't see the difference between getting angry at
that and expressing racial intolerence, well.....
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