Just beautiful.
In a way, I am glad I don't have those memories of tobacco in its heyday so to speak. I think it would give me sad things to ponder whilst smoking my pipes.
Still, it must have been grand to witness an era when this fine weed was not the Evil Stepsister of unhealthy lifestyles.
And so it is.....
If I may, glory in your smokes and try to forget about those strange-o meddling antis. It has been well-established that tobacco is not a rejuvenant, but then again driving is the most dangerous thing we do every day. Should we all stop driving?
I think that the volitional aspect of addiction, whereby it is our elbow that brings the glass to our lips and our hand that holds the pipe, is especially troubling to antis. Admittedly we are courting health problems by our own actions. But do you mean to tell me that antis are pure beings who never act against their own self-interest? Seems to me that the human animal is especially adept in shooting himself in the foot. Why not shoot yourself your way and allow me to choose to shoot myself my way?
About a week ago sablebrush posted about denying health coverage to smokers unless they could pay the out-of-pocket cost for smoking related care. Logical? Yes. Civilized? No. Tobacco has been part of civilization for millennia.
What's next? Deny death and dismemberment payments to the families of hang gliders? You don't have to go very far in punishing volitional activity that comes at cost before that rationale becomes absurd.
And don't forget that driving is dangerous and volitional, and that by applying such logic we could cut down on traffic and punish especially volitional drivers, the definition for which we the empowered will supply.
