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Radaghast's avatar

Sadly, the society we live in never really changes. Businesses, large and small, operate for the purpose of returning profits to owners and investors. And today ever-greater profit is demanded and extracted by the owning class. Believe product praise and claims of corporate beneficence (pro-gay rights, climate-friendly, etc.) at your peril.

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Peter Pappas's avatar

Well stated

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Stirling S Newberry's avatar

And Carbon offsets are healthy for the atmosphere.

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Eric Stromquist's avatar

Of all the files you present that we've forgotten, and would like to forget, this one is perhaps the hardest to digest. I need a cigarette.

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Peter Pappas's avatar

Go smoke it in the woods so you won't be shamed.

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SPW's avatar

First cigs I ever smoked were unfiltered Camels. My cousin would sneak a couple from her grandfather’s stash and we’d sneak and “smoke” them. I lived in NC which was the epitome of Big Tobacco. It was almost a rite of passage to smoke when I was growing up. Nasty habit though.

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Peter Pappas's avatar

Unfiltered Camels - a fine gateway smoke.

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Steve Anderson's avatar

This is like a new gun ad campaign saying: "The cognitive benefits of Russian Roulette!"

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Andrew Smith's avatar

There's nothing quite so invigorating as coughing up green slime right before a competitive athletic endeavor!

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Peter Pappas's avatar

I'm trying to un see that

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