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[–] Henle@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Wishing a very chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder on every dumbass calling this authoritarian

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[–] artaxthehappyhorse@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure are a lot of authoritarian apologists up in here today

[–] RonPaulyShore@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Authoritarianism is when tobacco companies can't shove cigarettes down my kids neck.

[–] artaxthehappyhorse@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not shoving down their neck if they're educated about the danger and choose to do it anyway. That's called free will. Your job isn't to sculpt or control your kids (bc that doesn't ever work), your job is just to show them the ropes and hope they don't fall down too much/too badly.

[–] RonPaulyShore@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago

sir, have you considered you live in a society?

[–] artaxthehappyhorse@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (18 children)

Because people have been more and more conditioned to obey year after year. To be absolute pushovers who never fight against the grain, never question groupthink, etc. Grandfathering the criminalization (using violent enforcement) of something like smoking a cigarette is a shining example of what's to come.

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