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Originally Posted by jambutty
You are all trying to make tobacco a scapegoat when you know full well that the additional culprit is vehicle exhaust fumes but you won’t admit it. By doing so you would have to shoulder some of the responsibility and that would never do. Would it???
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I agree. Exhaust fumes DO cause a heck of a lot of pollution. I can't stand cars. Yes, I'll use one, but I'd much prefer to ride a motorbike/scooter. And I'm no hypocrite to say that cars are more acceptable. I might enjoy building bonfires of petrol in my back yard cause the smoke smells nice to me, but there's no reason for it whatsoever. I'd have paid huge amounts of tax on said petrol but money is not a justification for the harm I would be doing. Conversely, I could load that petrol into a motorbike and make a good 200 miles to the gallon. Which is the least responsible? A wreckless waste of money, a massive detriment to the state of the environment and greatly annoying my neighbour or using it for an important cause? You won't be able to ban cars. You could, like I do, kick up a fuss in order to get people to think about what sort of car to buy. I'm not trying to say that you shouldn't smoke. Frankly, I wouldn't like to order you to do or not do anything. But when it begins to have an impact on me, I feel entitled, if not obliged to defend my position.