I do believe the UK and Canada have done this already (a few years ago), and it started a craze with the kids collecting the pictures and trading them like baseball cards. The people buying the packs simply remove the cigartettes and put them into another carrier OR they cover the pack in brown paper. In other words............it does NOT do what they want it to.
In all honesty.........I have never, in my 58 years, seen a smoker who even slightly resembles the pictures they claim are of smokers. And that includes one aunt of mine who did have emphysema. Seriously, if they really want to make an impact, the best thing is to stop trying to force everyone to live by someone elses idea of "good". The more you make something undesirable, less available, more unacceptable, the more people want it (every parent knows that). It's reverse psychology 101. Give people honest information and real facts, and they will make their own choices. I personally dislike everyone trying to force me to live a life they want me to live (by using grotesque graphics, emotional blackmail, excessive taxes), rather than allowing me to live my life my way. For the record I myself have been smoking for 45 years; and I don't have half the health problems all my "good, healthy non-smoking" friends do.
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I do believe the UK and Canada have done this already (a few years ago), and it started a craze with the kids collecting the pictures and trading them like baseball cards. The people buying the packs simply remove the cigartettes and put them into another carrier OR they cover the pack in brown paper. In other words............it does NOT do what they want it to.
In all honesty.........I have never, in my 58 years, seen a smoker who even slightly resembles the pictures they claim are of smokers. And that includes one aunt of mine who did have emphysema. Seriously, if they really want to make an impact, the best thing is to stop trying to force everyone to live by someone elses idea of "good". The more you make something undesirable, less available, more unacceptable, the more people want it (every parent knows that). It's reverse psychology 101. Give people honest information and real facts, and they will make their own choices. I personally dislike everyone trying to force me to live a life they want me to live (by using grotesque graphics, emotional blackmail, excessive taxes), rather than allowing me to live my life my way. For the record I myself have been smoking for 45 years; and I don't have half the health problems all my "good, healthy non-smoking" friends do.
June 24, 2011 - 3:21pmThis Comment
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