If Other Industries were Attacked the Same Way E-Cigarettes are Attacked...

[ejuiceconnoisseur]

[h=2]If other Industries were Attacked the Same Way E-Cigarettes are Attacked…[/h] Filed under: Funny Stuff — 10 Comments
November 15, 2013


Credit to DanDanDanTheMan of deviantART.

I find it fascinating that the same people who, for decades now, have been vehement opponents of cigarettes and anything tobacco-related are now even more adamantly against the first thing to ever come around that promises to actually save millions of people from death by horrible, flesh-melting, heart-popping tobacco cancer. I know in my heart, just as most sensible and reasonably intelligent beings do, that the reason behind this obviously absurd stance is that the anti-tobacco industry has become just that… an industry. It is a body composed of many limbs and appendages of all different sorts. There are the pharmaceutical corporations who make billions of dollars off of Chantix, Wellbutrin, Nicorette, etc. There are organizations such as Truth. org which employ many people who are dependent on the continuing panic of tobacco-induced health risks for job security. There are doctors, lawyers, etc. who have concentrated their practices on tobacco-related issues. So the mere mention of something that could possibly make many of these different companies and organizations moot is a frightening and threatening proposition.

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So, in an effort to put things into perspective, and possibly to harvest a snicker, chuckle, or maybe even a laugh or two out of my readership, I’ve devised a short list of examples of how this chaotic anti-vaping logic would appear in other industries. Enjoy:

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• Water looks like Vodka and Gin, so don’t drink any water because it could lead to alcoholism and death.
• Saline drips contain salt, just like the ocean which has thousands of tons of whale poop floating around in it. So, if you are using an I.V. of saline in the hospital, you are going to die of whale poop.
• Your car has gasoline in it, which is flammable… so don’t drive your car or you’ll be on fire... (Click here to read the rest of my article.)

 

[K_Tech]

Thanks for that, and for the chuckles.

As was said in the comments, if only we could get the ANTZ to read it - and I'd add, fully comprehend it.

 

[John_]

I just showed this to somebody that was against vaping and has repeatedly chastised me for vaping, after reading it they looked up to me and said they were sorry.

I will put this in my folder for anti-anti-vaping. Good job, you brought up a very valid and obvious point.

 

[fasteddie5]

Same goes for the firearm(s) industry.

 

[HauntedMyst]

Same goes for the firearm(s) industry.

Agreed. How long will it take before people realize guns don't kill people, @ssholes kill people (A group spanning from over privileged captains of industry and politics to the jerkwads who form together into gangs and wear their pants too low and hats improperly. Oh, and jealous lovers.)

The tuna industry back in the 70's was harassed for catching dolphins in their nets. I think its universally agreed the tuna tasted better with a little Flipper mixed in.

 

[DanG]

The bullet points made me laugh more than I have in a very, very long time. Thank you!!!!

 

[Steam Turbine]

[*]Saline drips contain salt, just like the ocean which has thousands of tons of whale poop floating around in it. So, if you are using an I.V. of saline in the hospital, you are going to die of whale poop.

Salt melts ice... And there is a word to define things that melts ice: Anti-freeze!!!!!

 

[frosting]

Here at ECF when you start to understand the politics surrounding electronic cigarettes you get a complimentary tin-foil hat with your membership

 

[Davinna]

Here at ECF when you start to understand the politics surrounding electronic cigarettes you get a complimentary tin-foil hat with your membership

Is mine in the mail?

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

The OP's insights are exactly the same train of logic used by lawyers. Therefore lawyers should be banned from the planet because we'll all eventually adopt their adverse type of logic.

 

[Jay-dub]

My immediate family and I have a small payday loan company and have had our industry attacked for at least 20 years and outlawed in 7 states. Despite the fact that banks charge waaay more in overdraft fees than I charge in interest - we get demonized. Despite the fact that utility companies will shut off services then charge a $300.00 activation fee to a customer who was $50.00 short on their bill payment - we get demonized. Despite the fact that casino's in this state cause a lot of bankruptcies which creates a ripple effect - we get demonized. You have a better chance being a prostitute and prosecuting a bad check for your services than we have for our services. I charge $34.00 on $200.00 for a two week term while banks charge at least $34.00 instantly for an overdraft despite it being only a few dollars. Then, they charge up to $4.00 per day until the overdraft is paid. I'm so much cheaper and people who do the math get treated like pariahs for being my customers. Welcome to the real world where a bunch of loud, self-righteous douche bags get more say based on beliefs than the rest of us get based on things like reason, logic, math/science and ethics.