However, consider the long history of positive advertising that the tobacco company has used. I haven't seen them try to dissuade anyone from smoking, other than the obligatory surgeon generals warnings.
I believe what the tobacco industry is at fault for is exactly that-attempting to cast a product as something it is not. I've heard stories from my parents that doctors used to support smoking, and I believe they even said there were certain adds to go along with that.
Sure, we know better than to do it today-but what about those people who are being affected most by it now: the ones affected by cancer and other smoking-related illnesses? Those are the people in the generation where smoking was built up as amazingly popular and the right thing to do.
I suppose you have a point - I will concede that there was a time when the dangers of smoking were unknown, or at least extremely downplayed to the point where it was difficult to separate fact from fiction.
However, we've known about the dangers of smoking for a good 25 years now, maybe more.
Many of the companies in germany responsible for building Auschwitz and Birkenau are running full throttle and still making great money today. Only 3 of the architects and planners were actually tried - 1 was executed for a primary role, but the rest walked free. The exact same electric company exists today
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I wish you could countersue on the grounds of someone being *lovemaking* retarded as all get out!
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Simple enough.
However, consider the long history of positive advertising that the tobacco company has used. I haven't seen them try to dissuade anyone from smoking, other than the obligatory surgeon generals warnings.
I believe what the tobacco industry is at fault for is exactly that-attempting to cast a product as something it is not. I've heard stories from my parents that doctors used to support smoking, and I believe they even said there were certain adds to go along with that.
Sure, we know better than to do it today-but what about those people who are being affected most by it now: the ones affected by cancer and other smoking-related illnesses? Those are the people in the generation where smoking was built up as amazingly popular and the right thing to do.
-Ty
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However, we've known about the dangers of smoking for a good 25 years now, maybe more.
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I think all of those things you mentioned should be destroyed from the face of the earth.
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