Ifyousmokeandstilldon'tbelievethatthereisadefinitelinkbetweensmokingandbronchialtroubles,heartdisease,andlungcancer,thenyouarecertainlydeceivingyourself.Wheneverthesubjectofsmokingandhealthisraised,thegovernmentsofmostcountrieshearnoevil,seenoevilandsmellnoevil.InBritain,forinstance,cigaretteadvertisinghasbeenbannedonTV.Theconscienceofthenationisappeasedwhilethepopulationcontinuestopuffitswaytosmoky,cancerousdeath.
Ifthegovernmentsoftheworldwerehonestlyconcernedaboutthewelfareoftheirpeoples,you'dthinkthey'dconductaggressiveanti-smokingcampaigns.Farfromit!Thetobaccoindustryisallowedtospendhugesumsonadvertising.Theadvertisementssuggestitismanlytosmoke,evenpositivelyhealthy!Smokingisassociatedwiththegreatopen-airlife,withbeautifulgirls,trueloveandtogetherness.
SoIsuggestthatgovernmentsbeginbybanningallcigaretteandtobaccoadvertisingandthenconductanti-smokingadvertisingcampaignsoftheirown.Smokingshouldbebannedinallpublicareasliketheatres,cinemasandrestaurants.Greateffortsshouldbemadetoinformyoungpeopleespeciallyofthedireconsequencesoftakingupthehabit.Ahorrificwarning—say,apictureofadeath'shead—shouldbeincludedineverypacketofcigarettesthatissold.Asindividualswearecertainlyweak,butifgovernmentsactedhonestlyandcourageously,theycouldprotectusfromourselves.
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