I, to some extend consider myself as a libertarian, putting personal rights and liberty at the uppermost respect. By saying that, I believe smokers have every right to smoke. Honestly, although I am a green, they do have the right to enjoy nicotine.
At the same time, the air is there in the atmosphere for all kind of activities, regardless whether the activity leads to pollution or not. All living things, from the Inuits to the Australians, Human to ants, animals and trees, must have access to air. We all own it at the same time and we all are responsible for it. Air, is a resource that must be managed as how ideal communists would manage their asset. Everybody has the right to it, smokers and non-smokers alike.
Though it is their freedom to own yellow teeth, a rusty trachea and two lungs with reduced capacity, smokers have no whatsoever right to smoke in the middle of the public, forcing the others to risk inhaling the disgusting smoke. If the smokers have no respect for the non-smokers, then the non-smokers should not respect the inconsiderate smokers.
Though some smokers no doubt do observe public rule, some of them unfortunately do not. These selfish individualistic species need to realize that they do not exclusively own the air. Other people, correction, most people, the non-smokers who actually realize the risk/reward idea deserve the right to clean air. We deserve the right to live a life without cancer.
I don’t care about the smokers’ health. Smokers bring no social benefit to anybody. If they are to suffer cancer, it is their own undoing. If the smoke starts to hunt you, do not turn to me. Do not sue the giant tobacco companies. Just smell the flower.
