Mindful2012:
..I wished to God it was about protecting children from tobacco. Sadly, its not. Its never what they say its for. There is always a greedy fat-cat cigar smoking scrooge in the background, or some anal control freak bureaucrat. Who in turn works for the fat-cat cigar smoking scrooge; either compelling the retailer or giving them an incentive to co-operate. I know retailers dont want to piss off their customers. And they know who is well over age, b/c they ID’d me twice. And said they will again. So its not about my age. Its invasive. Its deceptive and i dont like it. Why is it we keep giving up freedoms&privacy while young people are killing&dying to supposedly protect them? Doesnt anyone notice these contradictions? We’re getting less freedom, privacy,pay,opportunity,security, but we sure see prices surge. First we get duped, then we are dopey, &the ones that view this as innocuous, safety measures, are doped.
Moderator Note
Mindful2012 , political rants like this are completely inappropriate for GQ, particularly to revive an old thread. No warning issued, but don’t do this again.
Since this thread is old and has been revived for no reason, I’m going to close it. Anyone who has further questions about the issue can open a new thread.
Colibri