Colin Danby wrote:
Cigarettes are a cheap luxury which a lot of people enjoy. Things fried in lard taste good. Why should a progressive agenda try to suppress, or even discourage, cheap, almost-innocent pleasures? Why do we have to assume that people are stupid? Why are we even worried about these kinds of choices?
Because "we" want to give the right ammunition when they say that the left is full of prescriptive prigs. Because "we" know best.
Doug
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- Pleasure, Colin Danby Wed 22 Nov 2000, 00:53 GMT
- Re: Pleasure, Doug Henwood Wed 22 Nov 2000, 01:21 GMT
- RE: Re: Pleasure, Lisa & Ian Murray Wed 22 Nov 2000, 02:21 GMT
- Re: RE: Re: Pleasure, Ken Hanly Wed 22 Nov 2000, 04:38 GMT
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- Re: Re: RE: Re: Pleasure, Justin Schwartz Wed 22 Nov 2000, 06:10 GMT