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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by 300bps on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:30AM (#20002576)
You could say the same about cheese, coffee, cars, alcohol, etc.

No. Cigarettes have no positive purpose. They are 100% negative and a society is well served by discouraging their use.

Everything you listed has a positive purpose with the mere potential of being misused.

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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by conanbatt on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:56AM (#20002835)
You can usually plot people's beliefs on what deserves punishing imagery with this convenient formula:

Uses it: don't punish

Doens't: punish

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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by 300bps on Friday May 24, 2019 @12:03PM (#20002908)
You can usually plot people's beliefs on what deserves punishing imagery with this convenient formula

Similarly, you can usually plot people's feelings on cigarettes with:

Addicted: rationalizes their use

Not Addicted: doesn't rationalize their use

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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by conanbatt on Friday May 24, 2019 @04:03PM (#20004831)
Sure, I agree.
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