I suggest we all get that nazi salute down, because it will be the new salute in these United States, a dying country.
Jig--the reality is that they know the right people and have plenty of resourses and funds---that combination has a way of getting things done to or detriment----a harsh reality indeed.
Sun
All I really see is arrogance. You do not need right people, resources or funds to make up fantastic new stories and feed them to the press. For all I know Banzhaf could be running this entire show from his summer camp.Jig--the reality is that they know the right people and have plenty of resourses and funds---that combination has a way of getting things done to or detriment----a harsh reality indeed.
I saw the add about someone offeriing ...... in the e-liquid. It sure doesn't help our cause when irresponsible fly by night manufacturers out to make a buck offer such products. It reflects poorly on our cause and puts e-cigarettes in a very tenuous position to defend our cause. Unforunately, in many ways, we have many within our industry to blame, not just the anti's and the FDA.
David
Moorea--That law went into effect in all the States a while back--not just Montana---that is when I threw in the towel on them as that fire retartent paper tastes nasty.
Sun
There's nothing you or we can do about that. Would you rather have a forum where everyone is afraid to say anything? ASH is going to find their ammo wherever they can. If not here, then they'll find it somewhere else. If we stifle our words, then the terrorists win. The ...... thing is as pointless an argument as "We need to ban tobacco pipes and rolling papers because they can be used to smoke marijuana".
I lit up one about 3 months ago and the flame at the end would not go out. I went from my office in the back of the house out the front door to show it to my husband, who was not there, then went to the back of the house and he was not there either. Then it went out. Funny thing was nothing burned on the cigarette except the very tip. I still had a full cigarette and had to re-light it. It was funny but at the same time it was not.
Slyk
words are very powerful things. It is amazing how fast they spread and how much they form public opinion.
It might seem like a very small thing, but it seems to me that a.s.h. Has crossed a line and become a hate group. From "promoting the rights of non smokers" which is where they started, they have clearly moved to simply hating smokers. Smokers are people.
People who have been marginalized, barred from some jobs, places of entertainment and even barred from renting houses. In fact to the very best of my knowledge they are the only group of people who can be banned from renting a house on the basis of a belief or personal habit. The rights of non smokers have not been met in the way that the rights of any other group has been met, rather their rights have been met by removing the rights of another group entirely. Would women have been given the right to vote if it meant that men could not? Yet the rights of non smokers have been advanced to such an insane degree that smokers have been marginalized, criminalized, and had their rights ridiculously curtailed. It has not stopped with non smokers having rights, it has progressed to smokers having none..and all of this because of fear mongering over second hand smoke... A claim that has been yelled from the rooftops but never actually proven. But the yelling has been enough for the vast majority of people, even smokers, to believe it is true.
Words are powerful
the most recent proof of ash's status as a simple hate group is that they now have come out against something because it "looks like" smoking. I think this has been glossed over, but if truth be told, i believe its their main horror.
it looks like smoking!
we really need to take a close look at any organization that can spew so much vitriol because something "looks like" something else.
Given that ash now clearly has become a group that disseminates hatred and prejudice against a group of people it might be surprising how the simple act of calling them a hate group..often and everywhere, can go "viral" and tilt public opinion...just a little, possibly just enough.
M
Like you, I have posted endlessly about the stupidity of distancing this group from smokers. The fight is the same and the enemy is the same whether you are lighting your Bic or charging your battery.I am so happy to see some of you people have finally started waking up. I had several rants about this very topic a few months ago that fell on deaf eyes (just check my posts and dates, even before the FDA news release). I would post, there was silence, then everyone continued the conversation hoping the crazy guy would go away. In almost every case there wasn't even one response to what I said. I was starting to think this forum just didn't want to hear the truth; more interested in the latest battery voltage than what was potentially going to happen, so I just stopped posting. Just proves the brain doesn't operate on "light" as most people don't react until after the fact.
Anyway, just good to see some energy on the forum. And remember, our non-smoking friends and relatives are our FRIENDS. They are on our sides. Enlighten them about this topic, they do care and get just as p**sed as we do. Non-smokers are not the enemy, anti-smokers are, and since there are a lot more non-smokers than us, we need to get them listening to US, not THEM. Share with them the fact that once these antis finally get their way, they will not be happy relinquishing their unduly attained power, they will pick a new thing that may actually effect the non-smokers too.
CoderGuy
for example -
the child protection services - or department of children and families -
while some good is done by these agencies - there are hundreds if not thousands of stories of people being mistreated because some of these people resort to nazi tactics and why not ? they have been given enough power to do anything they want - that is until they get caught
if they get an anonymous call - they will try to force their way into your home - take your kids and give them to someone else - all without any due process of law - they have their own court system - many of the case workers have been proven liars and guilty of fabricating false evidence . like the government schools - the more kids they get - the more money they get - so the bad ones of the bunch make up lies - they try to say home schooling is bad etc .
more and more and more - the gov is using every excuse under the sun to give itself more power and control - while taking away our liberties - even breathing carbon dioxide is now considered something they want to tax and punish us about -
anyone who has a doubt about it - wake up - the fda is not your friend - unless you have monetary interests in the items they approve of such as toxic substances like tobacco or nutrasweet / aspartame
i bet you didn't know aspartame is made from e. coli bacteria did you -> - yeah they use its excrement - look it up - and while you are at it - check out what many doctors claim about the harm it does to brain cells - then check the history about how it was rammed into acceptance by the fda
almost forgot - had to edit and add this part - just like ecigs - if you look at the history of aspartame - you may find it interesting that for a while they tried to block a completely safe and natural alternative sweetener from being marketed in the usa - stevia
Dave,
Do you remember who was doing that? I would really like to see that add. Was that a real company with a website and everything. Maybe the FDA started their own website. Bwahahaha. Stranger things have happened.
Slyk
Honestly, does anyone that's a smoker or vaper, take ASH seriously? Seems the only people of the public that'd buy into the ASH crap, are people who have never smoked.