stop demonizing smokers

[windxrunner]

i have noticed there are some vapers/ex-smokers who seem to have forgotten what it was like to smoke. you loved it. you may have hated it as well, but you did, in fact, enjoy it at one point. when someone told you that you should not be smoking, you got mad at them. you thought (or maybe said), "it's my choice. i realize the dangers involved and have made an informed decision to continue doing this because i enjoy it. get off my d*** and shut up." we all feel this same way still about vaping. so stop demonizing people who want to continue smoking cigarettes! resist the urge to join in the non-smokers hate of smokers just because you are happy you beat that particular addiction! it's rude, hypocritical, and makes you look like a jack***. thank you for your time. windxrunner out.

EDIT: I originally said "I feel like there are quite a few vapers/ex-smokers..." That was a little over-inclusive. I have changed it.

 

[xibxang]

... I've never looked down my nose at a smoker. I'm just saying.

 

[windxrunner]

i did not say all of you. i really do not want anyone to think that i am lumping everyone on this forum together in this post. i am ONLY speaking to the few who do this. if you have never done this, that is bad***.

 

[Robino1]

The ones that do are few and far between.
I, personally, would never do that...It would mean looking down on my own daughter. That is something I would Never do.

 

[windxrunner]

i have not seen this that often on this forum. i have, though, seen it quite often on the interwebs as a whole. this is just a rant against those idiots. have a good day, all of you. even the ones i'm ranting about.

 

[dhock50]

I dont think I ever do this, I know the hold cigarettes can have on you, and how hard it can be to let go, just happy I could finally do it, and hope the same for others.

 

[K_Tech]

All my years smoking, I've always disliked the self-righteous, holier-than-thou ex-smokers, and I don't want to be one of those people.

 

[Lurch]

I don't look down on smokers. If they ask, I talk to them about vaping, but it is their choice to make..... I made my choice....

 

[2naphish]

I don't look down on smokers. If they ask, I talk to them about vaping, but it is their choice to make..... I made my choice....

good attitude!
i look at smokers as i was just a year ago. i see them as potential candidates for an improved quality of life. i try to make sure they know there is an alternative if they are interested.

 

[bluecat]

I still smoke cigars. I am around 3 a month and may stop completely. That is something I never thought I would say.

If you want to smoke, drink, or eat a quadruple burger loaded with mayonnaise that is one's choice in life. Relish it while we still have choices.

 

[windxrunner]

I primarily vape, and am very glad I am no longer addicted to cigarettes. I love my new lung capacity and my overall better level of fitness. That being said, I still have been known to smoke a bit of a cigarette from time to time. It's just nice every once in a while! I always lol when I think of the warnings on cigarettes in Japan. They say something like, "Be careful not to smoke too much. Smoking too much can be harmful to your health." For real, though. I read something once that said you could smoke one cigarette a week and your body would heal itself in that amount of time, so basically the health effects from doing it that often are nil. Might not be accurate, but that sounds possible. I mean, smoking doesn't exactly kill you, it raises your chances of getting cancer (albeit by a ridiculous amount)

 

[Rickajho]

I love threads that start with sweeping generalizations telling people what they should or should not do. They always have a happy ending!

 

[PLANofMAN]

I've found that the most virulant anti-vapers (in my area at least) are ex-smokers. It bothers them that we (vapers), get to have our cake and eat it too. As for smokers, I have a live and let live attitude.

 

[skoony]

... I've never looked down my nose at a smoker. I'm just saying.

i agree.
just up wind now.
regards
mike

 

[PrimeKB]

I don't demonize smokers, but I demonize smoking. I demonized smoking even while I was a smoker for 10 years. But I don't look down on smokers. It's their choice to make.

 

[beckdg]

they're a filthy, disgusting, smelly group.

and now that i realize that again, the first person i have to point the finger at is the one who refused to realize it for 24 years... me.

as for current smokers... i always approach them with vaping as an alternative for their health. if they bring up smelling (or tasting) better for their spouse or something, i'll continue the conversation. i just won't demonize them like that. they know to a certain degree already. enough people have demonized them (us) already. that's why they're (we were) defensive about it.

 

[v1k1ng1001]

I love threads that start with sweeping generalizations telling people what they should or should not do. They always have a happy ending!

Stop demonizing those who demonize those who demonize smoking!!!

 

[KODIAK (TM)]

Never encountered "these people". Not once. Ever. Most notably, never here on ECF.

 

[beatlefreak]

If you wanna smoke, smoke. Everyone knows the health risks involved. There's days when i miss it but not enough to light one up

 

[The Cloud Minder]

I think, in general, no one is more sanctimonious about smoking than one of those righteous ex-smokers, except maybe Rob Reiner.