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why is tobacco evil and obesity okay?

my sister in law had to be rushed to the local hospital early last week. No one in her family smokes, but she suffered a massive heart attack. as i stood outside the hospital entrance, it was right at change of shift, i counted 34 hospital employees, people wearing name tags, scrubs and various articles of medical paraphernalia attached to cords and chains around their necks. 22 people in the group were grossly overweight. signs posted everywhere, in the lobby, public bathrooms, corridors, parking lot, etc, boasted that the hospital was a "Tobacco-Free Campus" and threatened fines for anyone caught with the demon weed. No such signs threatened Fat people using the Coke, Candy, or Snack Machine. And, please do not talk about Second-Hand smoke.There is no evidence, according to the Surgeon General and numerous study groups, that Second-Hand smoke is harmful. And, Tobacco Products include many smokeless and spitless products. Why is it more socially acceptable to die from Obesity than from Tobacco?

Update:

starleo5, where exactly have you witnessed tobacco users forcing something down someone's throat?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Answer: The world doesn't make sense. People these days are so, so ignorant.

    Opinion: I could go on and on about this fact but that won't change anything. Might as well sit back with a joint in one hand and a cigarette in the other laughing at all the dumb people who believe in contact highs and second hand smoke cancer.

  • 1 decade ago

    If I get fat I won't be fouling the air like I would if I smoked.

    To deny that second hand smoke is harmful is to believe the lies of the tobacco industry.

    Of course it's harmful.

  • Obesity isn't okay but one difference is that obese people don't physically force anything down anyone else's throat. The same cannot be said for smokers.

  • 1 decade ago

    i think tobacco is high resistance to fluoride which makes people docile/easy to manage and obedient to every dictators order.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Both are evil.

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