I hate smoking. My mom used to smoke, but she quit when we were still pretty young and most of the time when I smell cigarette smoke, it makes me physically ill. (Except the clove cigarettes, which smell amazing lol.) There are plenty of times in my life, even multiple times in a week, when I get stuck walking behind a smoker and I think "God, why is this legal?!"
That having been said, I agree with your arguments. lol! Outlawing smoking is going to fuck the economy. It's not going to stop people from smoking. And while I don't personally want it in my life, I can't make that decision for someone else. Honestly, I just wish it never existed. I wish this country wasn't literally founded on tobacco. But there's nothing we can do to change history, and it would hurt too many people to put an end to the entire industry, so it's not feasible to outlaw it in public, no matter how much I want to for completely personal reasons.
(P.S. Thank you for being such an awesomely nice person about your smoking. Most of my friends who smoke are really conscious of their non-smoker friends and it's totally appreciated and while I wish none of you smoked because it's so bad for you and I love you guys, it's your choice and I love you just the same. <3)
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Date: 2011-05-15 04:49 am (UTC)That having been said, I agree with your arguments. lol! Outlawing smoking is going to fuck the economy. It's not going to stop people from smoking. And while I don't personally want it in my life, I can't make that decision for someone else. Honestly, I just wish it never existed. I wish this country wasn't literally founded on tobacco. But there's nothing we can do to change history, and it would hurt too many people to put an end to the entire industry, so it's not feasible to outlaw it in public, no matter how much I want to for completely personal reasons.
(P.S. Thank you for being such an awesomely nice person about your smoking. Most of my friends who smoke are really conscious of their non-smoker friends and it's totally appreciated and while I wish none of you smoked because it's so bad for you and I love you guys, it's your choice and I love you just the same. <3)