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In reply to the discussion: People who want to ban e-cigs are the useful idiots of Big Tobacco [View all]Atman
(31,464 posts)I am the last person to offer support to "big tobacco." My dad died from lung cancer directly attributed to his 2-3 pack a day habit. But to say that "big tobacco" is looking for ways to keep tar and carcinogens in the hands of people is just crazy. Yes, they want to sell their LEGAL product. Any corporation would do this, try to maximize profits and shareholder value. That is what EVERY corporation is chartered to do -- return value to shareholders. Are they protecting their turf? Sure. Is it legal for them to do so? Sure.
Approach this from a different angle, though. This is a LEGAL product. We don't know shit about e-cigs. They could turn out to be worse than tobacco. We don't know. I think smoking is just fucking stupid...but why are e-cigs less stupid than regular ones? You're still inhaling a chemical. We may not know how bad this is for another several years.