[extropy-chat] whose ox is gored

[Al Brooks]

Let's take one random example of the naturally
selective judgement of freemarketers. They clearly see
that smokers have a right to smoke however they
generally ignore the right of gays to legal marriage,
and they usually rationalise their bias in economic
terms. At best they bring up slippery slope political
arguments, e.g. 

"allowing gays to marry will bring up questions such
as should polygamy be legal? group marriage?
non-reproducing sibling marriage?" 

IMO smokers ought to be permitted to smoke almost
anywhere. The exceptions? Perhaps smoking should never
be permitted in a restaurant next to a table where a
mother is holding an infant. It goes without saying
smoking will never be allowed in nursery schools and
kindergartens. 



		
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