But Switzerland is a prime example of why freedom and neutrality aren't always good things when in World War II, Switzerland being a neutral country meant that it sold weapons and ammunition to the Nazi's whilst being unable to supply weapons to the Allies due to obvious supply problems.OohhoO wrote:Some Swiss counties have already rejected a ban on smoking in puplic places, which will make it impossible for those counties to introduce a ban for about the next 20 years. Their arguements? - (1) Unnecessary legislation. (2) Swiss tradition of freedom. (3) Tolerance > Discrimination.
Being neutral and allowing absolute freedom isn't always a good thing. Again, in the most extreme examples, what about murderers? What about paedophiles? Do you feel there should be no "discrimination" against these groups?
Fresh air smoking (as you put it ), is acceptable providing the smoker is a far enough distance away from other people for the smoke not to be an issue, unfortunately fresh air doesn't somehow neutralise the chemicals, they spread just the same as they would anywhere else so the issue would be that to smoke outside without any effect on anyone else you'd have to be stood fairly remotely from other people as the spread is still quite far.Gahn wrote:smoking prohibition in public places/offices = ok.
ppl who wanna ban smoking in my house or at fresh air either = needs a mental check.