I have wondered about both of those possibilities for years.
What really bothers me is that so many of them truly believe so much of the venom they spew. I have actually come across some comments (I don't think here) stating that this is exactly what Peter Jennings deserves because he is a smoker and others stating this proves that smoking causes cancer.
It doesn't matter whether I smoke or not - this issue is not about smoking to me - it is about un-neccessary government intrusion in personal and private business decisions. Plain and simple.
I'm in agreement.
But underlying this is the hideous mob mentality that's becoming more apparent every day.
It's as if Americans have lost their ability to get along in a free society. Being different, quirky, eccentric - whatever - used to be something that Americans tolerated, took pride in.
Something dark and small and smothering is seeping in, and it smells of Old World.