Then you fell into a deep hole by devoting a large part of your column to insulting and denigrating this same group, to your discredit.
It was an unappealing and unnecessary piling on, and only fuels incivility.
Well, part of my argument is that it’s not a good idea to levy a specific tax on a particular behavior just because it is stupid.
Making that argument requires me to establish that the behavior in question is, indeed, stupid.
Smoking is your choice. No argument. But have to expect you’re going to be criticized for it. It comes with the territory. If you think that somehow violates your rights, you’re no different from an atheist who doesn’t want to look at a nativity scene becaus it offends him.
Life in the big city. Make your choices, be prepared to take the heat.
Just about anyone in the media is a biased scumbag, you should know that by now, Madame.