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To: SheLion
I finally got a grip on the issue and started seeing both sides of this issue, and then I thought "Well, fork it. It's legal. I smoke. I enjoy it. I pay for it. It's no one's business what I do. No one pays my way but me, so the anti's can kiss off."

I am still struggling with that personally. I know that I want to quit one day...I'm just not there yet. Being called stupid, violent and anti-social certainly doesn't help me, that's certain.

504 posted on 01/09/2005 9:13:19 AM PST by exnavychick (There's too much youth; how about a fountain of smart.)
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To: exnavychick
I am still struggling with that personally. I know that I want to quit one day...I'm just not there yet. Being called stupid, violent and anti-social certainly doesn't help me, that's certain.

All of this 'in your face' TV ads, and the anti's in FR just make me more determined to smoke then ever before.  It's like thumbing my nose at them.

They will NOT tell me what I am to do and what I can't do.  If it's legal, and I enjoy it, I do it.  I would never have the nerve to get into someone's face without solicitation and tell them that "I" think what they are doing is wrong.  Who the heck am I??!!

Takes a lot of gall from these anti's.  And they call themselves Conservative.  Yea, when the issue is what THEY like.  Heaven help those when they disagree with an issue.  Look-out.

506 posted on 01/09/2005 9:16:46 AM PST by SheLion (God bless our military members and keep them safe.)
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To: exnavychick

The problem is that when someone pushes you to quit and demonises you for being a smoker it turns you into an "in your face" smoker" IMHO.

That's how I feel----I'm becoming a rebel for the first time in my life and I kind of like it.


587 posted on 01/09/2005 11:04:44 AM PST by Mears
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