is that fair??? u cant tell anyone to stop smoking if you smoke!!\nhow come the usa is punishing severly any country who even think of having nuks(exept thier alies like israel and india)and in the same time the usa have thousands of nuks itself and still developing it??isnt that very unfair??\ni dont get it???
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thats a logical Q, yes its true that the usa is using double standards when dealing with the nuclear issue,they allowed and helped israel to have it and the usa have a lot of it and in the same time they are fighting any other country who only think of having it even for peaceful use.\nby the way,the usa didnt have any choice or way to stop russia or china from having it because those are powerfull countries and this happened long time ago before the soviet union tumbled,so actually the usa couldnt do anything to stop that,and if they could they would.\nThe usa acts strong ONLY when they deal with smaller and less powerfull countries ,they cant impose there will on strong nation like russia or china,they only do with afganistan,iraq and all small countries that they r sure they cant fight back!!!!!!is this courage???is this democracy???\nif the usa want to be fair with all the world ,they should first destroy all the WMD they have and ask other nuclear countries to destroy there WMD, BEFORE they ask others not to have it.\nNow the point is,nuclear power is the only thing that stops the usa and there allies from trying to impose there will on other countries or think to fight it,thats why evrybody is trying to have it,not to use it against anybody,but to stop others from threatning them.\nso,its very simple,get rid of your WMD first,then ask others not to try to have it.\nthats my opinion from a logical point.
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I couldn't agree with you more! I am totally against the whole smoking thing. I have never tried a cigg. Sure, just like other teenagers i've been offered a cigg and went through peer pressure but I stayed strong and said no. My grandfather died when I was 8 years old from lung cancer because he smoked so much and that made me learn. I loved him a lot and used to spend so much time with him and my grandma and when he died I was crushed and i've been so against smoking ever since. People shouldn't wait until somebody close to them dies from smoking to learn how bad it is because by then it might be too late. Oh, and to the people who start smoking and then quit sure I'm glad that they quit but it's their fault they started smoking in the first place. Nobody can make anyone do anything. So I definitely have more respect for those who never started.
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Am I reading this right? A pot head is waging war on a meth head?! I never thought this sort of reasoning would make it farther than the 'idea' having moment during a toking. You got more tar in your head than you do brains. And yes, Meth addicts DO need jail time. Every one of them made a clear and concious decision to pick up that hot rail, needle or pipe to smoke crystal when they started and the time it took to become 'uncontrolably' addicted, so they accepted the risks. Besides, MOST users sell, they keep cutting some out every time it exchanges hands, so lock 'em up!! And I can't belive someone is trying to defend the 'poor' addicts. What and idiot you are Cripple play!!!
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Nobody at all should have nukes. How can the US and other nuclear powers yell at these upstarts that want the same nuclear weaponry that the current nuclear powers have access to?\n\nIt's like a parent telling his kids not to smoke while puffing away on a cigarette.
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I Recently stopped smoking,it doesn't give me the right to tell you where you can or can not smoke. You have the right to enjoy yourself.
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I think everybody has missed the point here; smoking causes lung cancer, and oh-yeah, kills people.\n\nYou do what you feel comfortable doing but get this kid to stop.  As a smoker for 20 years, and spending 150 bucks a month on it-I can tell you, I wished somebody had intervened in my life.\n\nHe may pissed now but when he's older, has a family, and not smoking around them, or having them worry about his health, he'll look back and thank you
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Welcome to the world of us New Yorkers.  Puke-taki and Dumberg really FUBAR'D everything and killed the bars with the smoking ban.  We now go to indian reservations and Long Island, costing the city MILLIONS.  While NYC may be able to afford it, I doubt Ohio would.  Good Luck.\n\nTo those non-smokers who don't mind when their freedoms are curtailed, remember, tyranny always starts with the small stuff, and eventually moves on to the important things.  I'd been smoking since 12, and am now 28.  Quit for personal reasons (wife & kids).  Because I  no longer do it, should I not have the right to put into my body what I see fit?
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Who says that the first is ok? You have to be pretty disconnected these days to NOT already know that smoking is bad for you. Smokers know better than anybody what the disadvantages of smoking are. The preachiness they get handed on a near daily basis seems pretty damn ridiculous to me. \n\nI am not a smoker. I've never smoked a cigarrette and never plan to. Every smoker I know tells me to never pick one up - and you know what? Their arguements against smoking are far more convincing than non-smokers. \n\nFor those people who choose to smoke, as long as they smoke outside to prevent secondhand smoke problems, I've got no problem with their habit. They're adults and they've made an informed choice. It's not the choice many of us (including me) would have made, but they have the right to make it. \n\nSo far, society has not made it acceptable to directly harrass obese people in this way. Overweight and obese people ARE discriminated against and put under considerable emotional strain because of their weight - our society puts too much credence on how people look for it to be otherwise. As the epidemic of obesity continues, it may become more common to verbally harrass people who are overweight and obese.
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Really, this is a capitalist country. Competition and the free market are supposed to take care of everything. The point is, if people don't want to deal with smoke at a restaurant or bar, they'll go to a nonsmoking establishment. If the smoking establishment loses business they might consider banning smoking. That's how America works! You're totally right that it should be up to the individual owner. It's his own paycheck he's screwing with so he will make the right decision based on what kind of people patronize his place. It really pisses me off too that towns and states ban smoking.
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the lowest legal age for tobacco is 16 in alaska. the cop can take it away. he probobly gave a choice of fine or forfeiture. the damned 'forbidden fruit' scenario. we're always going to seek what we cant have. in other parts of the world ive been to im shocked at how young people get into things. but then, its not (drugs, drink, tobacco, ect) popular because its not restricted. my truck for instance, the envy of all who are without one. i couldnt wait to get old enough to drive legally. now, i can drive anywhere but choose not to because its no big deal & am sick of driving every damn day.
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i understand. my answer is simple. population control. after how many billions of dollars has Jerry's kids gotten and still not a cure ? why would the govt still allow tobacco to be sold even tho they know it will cause cancer ? i am sure we have the means to feed 5 billion people. but it falls back to money and control. but how did the poor get a gold ring if there poor ? awww yes more questions :)
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I totally agree with you. Why can the US have nuclear bombs and wmd and we do have them. Why cant other countries. Its none of our business. Read the constitution we are not to go to war with any other country unless that country attacks us. But what do we do we invade countries that have disputes with other countries and stick our big fat noses into everything. No wonder America is a HATED country.
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This is what is called real politik. In politics, you advocate what is best for you, not what is fair. \n\nIt can be stated that keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of additional nations actually is good for mankind as a whole.
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I agree with you. Although I am not a smoker, we don't ban alcohol or other things that could ''POSSIBLY IN THE LONG RUN CAUSE YOU HARM'', why do they get away with doing that to tobacco...how about Potato Chips????
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They are trying to do the same thing in the USA.  But they would tax restaurants and food service companies for serving food that is "judged" to be outside USDA guidelines.\nThis is done in connection with the smoking bans...It has to do with the theory that everyone is accountable for  actions of others yet no one is responsible for their own actions.
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Hey Mr."Free market" Kevin K:  what happened to the government practicing a "hands off economic policy"?  I guess it's important to let the responsibility of the people be paramount when it comes to our own protection from terrorists, but when it comes to our protection from smoking pot we need regulation from the government.  Sorry dude...You are a hypocrite.
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Yes and make it for recreational use too!!! It is far less harmful than booze and cigarettes......But NOOOOOOO.....It would upset the fine upstanding (CHOKE!!!!) Religious Right i.e. Wrong!!!.....Oh God forbid!!! I wish that they would get off of their puritanical religious high horse and make America truly free. I have my habit.....and you have yours. I go to work pay my taxes (Smoke My Weed) and they can Kiss My A$$!!!