I can only assume you are referring to PBusardo, on a
rant he rightly made regarding the behavior of some in the vaping community that would fuel the fires of those that would prefer that e-cigarettes never existed. Be they, Big tobacco, Pharmaceuticals , and those that resist change so much that they feel smoking is better for you than vaping. I agree with his take on Stealth vaping on airplanes and other antisocial behavior that incites the uninformed public that will only fair badly for the vaping community. It may not please us to be more restrained in our vaping simply because of the ignorance of the general public, and the those already influenced by the disinformation out there.
Many in the vaping community have seen some of the gains made in being allowed to vape in places come and go, because of the politics. When someone says "reasonable", the issue becomes who's "reasonable"? Vaper's would find it reasonable to vape nearly anywhere, whereas the little old lady at the local library doesn't want any smoke, vapor, or fragrance, wafting anywhere in her city... Reasonable will certainly have to side more on the conservative for the sake of the movement or face the highly restrictive legislation that can be bought or influenced by those funding the disinformation campaigns.
As for the FDA, which doesn't do testing, they simply review tests. Just like many they too can, and will be influenced by many factors. Public opinion is one influence they factor in, but at a much lower level compared to the tests commissioned by big money. Do they guaranty safety? Some would say they are better than nothing, others would say they are just another agency that can be bought. While this may be a bit inflammatory , it can certainly be said that they can be influenced by outside factors besides health and safety, compare for instance arsenic;
in infant rice cereal had 120 parts per billion, too low to cause immediate health issues for consumers according to the FDA. While in
Water or Apple Juice 10 parts per billion is the maximum level allowed by the FDA. while in cigarettes its harder to find a decent number .. there is 0.9 gm of
tobacco in a cigarette with
0.04 micrograms of arsenic with no guidance given by the FDA. seems odd that pressures from rice industry and world economic issues makes it OK to feed babies over 10X the arsenic allowed in water. What pressures have hindered them from ruling on arsenic in tobacco cigarettes?
Yes we MUST be very conservatively "reasonable", and be the Gandhi like peaceful agent of change! We need to insure that the billions of current tobacco smokers in this world have the same opportunity to reduce their risk as we have enjoyed with vaping. If, as a whole, we are perceived as cloud billowing thugs and jerks that are pushing our own personal agenda against all others, then we will be lining up to buy our supplies from Big tobacco, Large Pharmaceuticals, or government run providers of the "approved" Yugo like e-cig devices, and unflavored nicotine in sealed cartos that will be the mainstream. and forget about being cheaper than cigarettes ...... as for vapor production, I'm sure that will be considered unneeded, some pencil pusher nix that for sure.
Or we can just continue on. Pushing the limits at every opportunity possible. Vaping everywhere, despite others, and their opinions. Insure we get bad press, and lots of it.
Either way let me know which way you feel is best...
