No. ANTZ=Progressives. A progressive's agenda isn't as much about reducing harm as it is about increasing power and control.
Both women and African Americans are the target markets for menthol cigarettes, so banning menthol would look like they're being targeted by a racist, sexist agenda.
What self-respecting progressive would advocate forcing everyone to either quit smoking or smoke the white male's cancer stick?
I know that question is going to make progressives reading it uncomfortable, but so be it.
speaking as a progressive, not really. it mostly just underscores the complete lack of trust between the right and left in america. When dealing with a known liar you look at what they do, not what they say, and for what they say you preface every statement they make with " I would like you to believe that.." the left treats the right this way in the same fashion the right treats the left.
the identical statement by progressives is that the actual goal of the right is to subjugate the poor, and create a caste system in the US.
I doubt either are completely true though both have their points.