july 1st anti smoking legistlation
dreamspirit | 12.05.2007 14:27 | Analysis | Social Struggles | Zapatista | London | Sheffield
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bring on the ban
12.05.2007 16:20
of course there is the argument of individual freedom - but freedom to kill yourself and those around you....?
those of you who are really opposed to the ban - get more involved in the squatting movement; i bet squat parties will be the only places where people will be free to light up without worry (or who knows, maybe the police will use it as the excuse they've been waiting for and raid all the parties ;o)
i personally think that all squatted communal spaces should be free from smoking - i hate other people imposing their carcinerous smoke on me. or at least have a dedicated room where they can all go and choke together.
it is THE major addiction. worse consequences on society as a whole than any other addictive substance. it simply aint good.
off for a spliff now.....
...i really should give up(!)
ross
Sick Cat
12.05.2007 22:13
Now that they introduced punitive laws against smoking in public places and £50 fines for dropping a butt on a filthy road, I look forward to the subsequent reduction in the cigarette taxes that fund the NHS.
Danny
The Tobbacco industry have no oppostion to the ban
12.05.2007 23:46
From the perspective of the NHS it's a bad thing because although smoking causes 1/3rd of the cancer they treat the revenue it generates pays for at least 2/3rds of the cancer they treat also they haven't factored in the costs of paying for the orthopedic and social care that those extra tens of thousand extra people will require. As the maxim in the department of health says "Drink more, smoke more. Solve the pensions crisis"
Also there is the negative cultural impact of society because one of the postive effects of smoking is that it aids free and creative thought which is why the Nazi smoking ban is considered an important element in limiting internal dissent when the war turned against them post 1942. Also if you look at the important artists, musicians, poets, philosopher and scientists throughout history you will find that they are almost without exception smokers.
Do I think there will be any protests planned against it? No because the right have managed to con the militant left into thinking that it's their idea and the laws be written to co-opt citizens in to subjects who have a legal duty to enforce the law meaning that civil-disobedience becomes an act of agression against your peers rather then the government.
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thats a good one!
13.05.2007 08:49
bill
Well nicotine is a mildly psychoactive substance
13.05.2007 15:59
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Can't wait
14.05.2007 01:50
non-smoker
creative cancer
14.05.2007 07:24
bill