quittin' smoking

Mike Yacht meatnog at meatnog.com
Tue Mar 14 10:57:42 EST 2006


Yes, and if you don't like that the society passes such laws you can go to a
state/country that doesn't have them.

I love the libertarian vacuum fallacy!


- Mike 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgh-goth-list-bounces at listless.org [mailto:pgh-goth-list-
> bounces at listless.org] On Behalf Of Chris Rapier
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 10:49 AM
> Cc: pgh-goth-list at listless.org
> Subject: Re: quittin' smoking
> 
> See my whole feeling is that if you don't like the smoke you don't
> have to go there. Everyone makes choices in life and its really a
> matter of what option is most important to you. If going to a club or
> a bar that has smoking is more important than not being around smoke
> then thats your choice. Obviously, this is just as true for smokers.
> If going to a non-smoking place is more imporatnt to you than having a
> smoke then that is their choice. Each group respects the others
> boundaries and behaves themselves when they made the choice to go
> either type of location.
> 
> Of course, no one really wants to allow that. I mean, why should we
> allow adults to engage in legal behaviour around other people who are
> cognizant of the risks and have made the choice to be there? Why
> should we when we can pass a law to criminalise behaviour? I love the
> nanny state! SWADDLE ME BABY!
> 
> 
> On 3/14/06, gwen <gwenix at gmail.com> wrote:
> > You know, even when smoking I've been all for banning indoors smoking
> > in the city.  It only takes five minutes to go outside to get a
> > cigarette, and the smoke isn't contained in a small space at that
> > point.
> >
> > Plus, it means I can stay at the clubs later myself -- my eyes react
> > badly to too much smoke.
> >
> > --
> > gwen.
> > gamergothgeek
> >
> > On 3/13/06, Sc'Eric (aka darkFIN) <darkfin6012 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Thx, Gwen (et.al).... you're each one less person giving me
> nosebleeds,  asthmatic reactions, monovascular rhinitus polyps--and other
> sinus  infections caused by the immune deficiency resulting when your body
> is  constantly fighting allergens.  (Yes, that's 3 different  reactions,
> depending on the tobacco.)  Seriously, keep it  up!!!  You have no idea
> how much hell you put other people through  every time you light up.
> > >
> > >   I'm just glad Manny provides a smoke-free venue to see shows or the
> only reason I'd have to drive to Pgh is to spend an entire paycheck at
> Eide's. =)
> > >
> > >   ~sc'eric
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