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 On 12 Apr 2004 01:29:12 -0700, butch44@id7.com (whesen) wrote: 
  
 >I would go so far as to say that some of the tobacco front 
 >organizations, such as Forces, would fit the definition of organized 
 >crime syndicates.  Two other groups, that come to mind, that won't 
 >tolerate differences of opinions on their web sites are speakeasyforum 
 >and freerepublic.  Both of these groups, as soon as they discover that 
 >someone is posting in favor of smoking bans on their sites, ban that 
 >person from posting there. 
  
 You are not very bright. The real organized crime syndicate is 
 your corrupt government. They tax smokers beyond reason, and 
 then ban them from smoking practically everywhere. If they 
 would at least allow smokers to have their own bars and restaurants, 
 etc., it would not look so obvious. They created the anti-smoker 
 hysteria only to justify the insane tobacco taxes, and still get the 
 support of the voters. It's easy to convince the clueless masses, 
 that taxes are good, as long as they don't have to pay them. 
 Of course we lose more of our remaining freedoms in the process, 
 and pay for even bigeer and even more oppressive government, 
 but it would take some common sense to see that. 
 For simple people a smoke-free society is better than a free society. 
  
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