it's finally done:
I have
compiled all these
nodes for
historical reasons, since the
current warnings on
cigarette packs are going to be gone in the
near future. The
Canadian government is soon to
eliminate these warnings, in
favour of
bolder ones, which
occupy a full
half of the
package, some with
graphic depictions of the
effects of
smoking.
These nodes were put
together with
minimal "
copy & post", with lots of
paraphrasing and "
fair use". Each
contains
facts
relevant to the
particular warning,
followed by
relevant commentary. I've been trying to keep it
fresh.
So here they are:
Smoking can kill you
Cigarettes are addictive
Smoking during pregnancy can harm your baby
Cigarettes cause fatal lung disease
Tobacco smoke can harm your children
Cigarettes cause cancer
Cigarettes cause strokes and heart disease
Tobacco smoke causes fatal lung disease in non-smokers
The
worst part about all of this
nonsense is how much the government wants
everyone to
doublethink. It's all
presented like their
concern really is for
you, the
mislead smoker -- they're thinking
only of the
quality of
your life. Really it's because they were
forced to
sharply
drop taxes on cigarettes, and now the
health care costs
exceed the
cash they're getting off of tobacco
sales.
Note well that since the liquor control boards are still raking in cash from booze sales, and for some reason the goverment has decided that it's not time to "crack down" on alcohol yet, which they could just as easily portray as absolute evil.
If you want to
scope out this
rubbish for yourself,
hyperlink to:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/tobacco/ehd/tobacco/pdf/new_part1.pdf ... it's a good
laugh.
See: A picture is not an argument