[SheLion]

You know what Shelion. I owe you an apology. I really don't have a problem in the world with you, personally or Dufarge, Elk, or anyone else because they smoke. I do however detest the act of smoking. If it hasn't been clear that it's the action I dislike and not the person, then you have my apologies.

Well, I accept.  But when some anti-smoker (who is supposed to be a fellow friend and FReeper), comes into the Free Republic Smoking Threads and has the urge to bash and trash fellow FReepers just because we enjoy a legal product, you can't blame us for being irate.  We are tired of it!

Many times in here, I feel as if I fell through the rabbit hole and ended up in DU hell or worse.........the Yahoo ANTI smoking board.  I never go there, btw.  Too ugly.

But when my own people in Free Republic trash me, tell me I stink and I am addicted to a filthy habit, I lash out.  Mostly from being confused and hurt that someone that is supposed to be on MY side is treating me this way.

I accept your apology.  And I hope we can be good fellow FReeper friends from here on out!

Just please..............have a little more tolerance for us.  We ARE all on the same side here. :)

[Quix]

I very honestly do not want to bash any FREEPER over any issue.

I have as strong a feelings, however, about the horrors of smoking and their results for many unwilling victims as smokers have in defense of smoking.

But somehow, it seems that smoking and even anti-smoking threads are to treat smoking as a sacred sacrament or face the very viscious hostility of the smokers.

Sorry but I didn't realize that such an authoritarian edict had succeeded in becoming law on FR.