This is my first thread, figured I'd make it a good one. (I realize this should have gone in 'Campaigning' but far more people will read it here)
What if I told you there is a car that gets 70 miles per gallon? That's right, 70. And you can buy it right now for around $8,000. What the heck am I talking about? It's called a Honda Insight. And it came out TEN years ago. Do you remember hearing about it? Probably not. The 2000 model was rated at 70 mpg. The very next year, the exact same car was rated at 56 mpg. It remained in production until 2006. Honda has now revamped the Insight and re-released it for 2010. Estimated fuel economy: 40. Huh? Despite the very popular, very trendy green movement, the technology that would make 100 mpg possible, probably tomorrow, is being withheld because the oil companies and the government stand to lose their donkeys if no one is buying gasoline. Take a look at the other hybrids on the market. They average 40 mpg. The Chevy Malibu hybrid is rated at a laughable 26 mpg.
So what does this have to do with us? Very simple. E-cigs are about to go the way of the electric car. If we allow the government to step in and ban e-cigs, in ten years no one will even remember what a personal vaporizer is. That's unacceptable.
As we stand, we are a vast minority. BT and the FDA will have a very easy time sweeping us under the rug. Especially disjointed and unorganized such as we are. We have no public voice. We can complain, speculate and threaten on this forum but it doesn't get us anywhere. We can write to our senators, our congressmen and our media. But at the end of the day, they are still under the influence of the same politics and corporation we are fighting.
We have numbers and we are growing every day. (Just check out the New Members forum) We have power we just need to decide how to wield it effectively. We need a voice. We need our suppliers to step up and stand by their product. I know the testing and approval process will be expensive but it HAS to be done if the public is going to take us seriously. I for one would pay more for supplies so that these tests could be done. Maybe our suppliers could band together to form a corporation of their own. There has to be at least 40 suppliers here on the forums, together you could be a force to be reckoned with. If Dekang is supplying 90% of the world's e-juice, they can afford to provide test data. Especially in the face of losing half of their market. We need lawyers to tell us how to proceed. (Any lawyers here already?) Lawsuits are in order, challenging the FDA's findings and whether or not the FDA even has jurisdiction over e-cigs. We need to get ourselves in the public eye in a positive light. We need to expose the FDA and these self-righteous politicians seeking to make a name for themselves. Bottom line: We have to act. Now.
The time for petitions and blogging is past. Israel and Oregon have already banned e-cigs. As we speak, our government, under the influence of Big tobacco, is taking away our right to choose to be healthy. Unacceptable.
What if I told you there is a car that gets 70 miles per gallon? That's right, 70. And you can buy it right now for around $8,000. What the heck am I talking about? It's called a Honda Insight. And it came out TEN years ago. Do you remember hearing about it? Probably not. The 2000 model was rated at 70 mpg. The very next year, the exact same car was rated at 56 mpg. It remained in production until 2006. Honda has now revamped the Insight and re-released it for 2010. Estimated fuel economy: 40. Huh? Despite the very popular, very trendy green movement, the technology that would make 100 mpg possible, probably tomorrow, is being withheld because the oil companies and the government stand to lose their donkeys if no one is buying gasoline. Take a look at the other hybrids on the market. They average 40 mpg. The Chevy Malibu hybrid is rated at a laughable 26 mpg.
So what does this have to do with us? Very simple. E-cigs are about to go the way of the electric car. If we allow the government to step in and ban e-cigs, in ten years no one will even remember what a personal vaporizer is. That's unacceptable.
As we stand, we are a vast minority. BT and the FDA will have a very easy time sweeping us under the rug. Especially disjointed and unorganized such as we are. We have no public voice. We can complain, speculate and threaten on this forum but it doesn't get us anywhere. We can write to our senators, our congressmen and our media. But at the end of the day, they are still under the influence of the same politics and corporation we are fighting.
We have numbers and we are growing every day. (Just check out the New Members forum) We have power we just need to decide how to wield it effectively. We need a voice. We need our suppliers to step up and stand by their product. I know the testing and approval process will be expensive but it HAS to be done if the public is going to take us seriously. I for one would pay more for supplies so that these tests could be done. Maybe our suppliers could band together to form a corporation of their own. There has to be at least 40 suppliers here on the forums, together you could be a force to be reckoned with. If Dekang is supplying 90% of the world's e-juice, they can afford to provide test data. Especially in the face of losing half of their market. We need lawyers to tell us how to proceed. (Any lawyers here already?) Lawsuits are in order, challenging the FDA's findings and whether or not the FDA even has jurisdiction over e-cigs. We need to get ourselves in the public eye in a positive light. We need to expose the FDA and these self-righteous politicians seeking to make a name for themselves. Bottom line: We have to act. Now.
The time for petitions and blogging is past. Israel and Oregon have already banned e-cigs. As we speak, our government, under the influence of Big tobacco, is taking away our right to choose to be healthy. Unacceptable.
After all you introduced me to the JS, a gift from the gods. Peace all!
