why was tobacco so militantly combatted as the most unhealthy thing imaginable? sugary and processed foods didn't get it, alcohol didn't get it, and it's not like 'big tobacco' was so broke they couldn't buy their way out of it. maybe i guess it was because people previously thought there was no downsides to smoking, but now and for the past at least 50 years we've known that is detrimental to our health. and yet you can't advertise it anywhere and some countries require grotesque images on them.
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