Surelythe main factor that's never really mentioned in these arguments is that smoking is addictive, and the free will of the person saying they 'want' to smoke is limited in that respect, so the argument becomes less 'It's repressing my free will' and more 'it's forcing me to come to terms with my addiction'
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The Neville What what what,
Wed 6 Jun 2007, 11:51,
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At last, a voice of reasonAnd the argument about "it will force people to smoke at home in front of the kids" is also bollocks. The nature of the addiction is not such that if you smoke for an hour, you don't need one at home. If you smoke in the pub, then you already smoke at home...
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Thu 7 Jun 2007, 11:48,
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