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Smoking is biggest shit that's widely accepted, why? idk People argue that banning it would be against "freedom" Please explain to me how: 1) causing harm to yourself 2) causing harm to people around you 3) paying for it additional taxes(!!!) 4) and all of that while being highly addictive ... how is it a freedom? The nature of it being addictive removes "freedom" from the consideration. It isn't freedom when you're…
Smoking is biggest shit that's widely accepted, why? idk People argue that banning it would be against "freedom" Please explain to me how: 1) causing harm to yourself 2) causing harm to people around you 3) paying for it additional taxes(!!!) 4) and all of that while being highly addictive ... how is it a freedom? The nature of it being addictive removes "freedom" from the consideration. It isn't freedom when you're…
Smoking is biggest shit that's widely accepted, why? idk People argue that banning it would be against "freedom" Please explain to me how: 1) causing harm to yourself 2) causing harm to people around you 3) paying for it additional taxes(!!!) 4) and all of that while being highly addictive ... how is it a freedom? The nature of it being addictive removes "freedom" from the consideration. It isn't freedom when you're…
We have such a spotless track record as far as banning addictive recreational substances, I'm sure it'd be just as easy as that.
Strange that the counties with major cities like Chicago with high gun violence don't even register?
There are certain very specific parts of Chicago where violent crime rates are astronomical, but if you are worried about widespread violent crime, your best bet is to avoid the southern states.
Where did you learn that Chicago is so violent?
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"I know smokers and a lot of them says that they'd want to drop this shit, but they can't." Yes, they can.
Dropping requires specific traits, mindset, strong discipline, etc. That's pretty high bar. Not everyone can, *especially when surrounded by smokers*.
Believing that smoking addiction is a mind-over-matter problem is one major extension of this.
Interesting that firearms assaults are highest in the really empty states. Except Texas.
Edit-firearm suicide. Not the general category. Key is at the end of the page, sort of unhelpfully.
I think I read somewhere recently that the majority of Americans were in favour of stricter gun reforms, yet no real change I laws seem to happen and all the current presidential candidates over in the US seems to not even dare touch the subject. I find it reprehensible and puzzling how they’ve got this weird relationship with guns, but it’s interesting how often people are using a certain interpretation of their con…
The opposition also becomes saboteurs because any wins they give the ruling party means the ruling party gets to look better, and hell no, we can't have that, we have to destroy them!
Funnily enough when lockdowns started, the billions of bailout got bipartisan support. It seems like both sides knew a hungry populace would go for their heads, whatever the label after their name is. EDIT: then again, Dems are a more conscionable bunch (which makes fighting against a win-by-whatever-means-possible bunch hard), they knew people needed the money. The hypocrisy was GOP saying money doesn't grow on trees, until it does...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
"I know smokers and a lot of them says that they'd want to drop this shit, but they can't." Yes, they can.
Dropping requires specific traits, mindset, strong discipline, etc. That's pretty high bar. Not everyone can, *especially when surrounded by smokers*.