I dont smoke and it's easy to pick on smokers. I think the totalitarianism we see today has its roots, or at least it's proving ground, in the ostracism of smokers we saw in the 90s and early 2000s. Of course it's best to start with an easy target that is widely reviled, but once it is realized we can repress them, pressure mounts to do the same thing to other groups we disagree with or want to push our agenda on, and we get the current disregard for any personal freedom. This is a loss for all of society, not because smoking is good, but because personal choice is.<p>(And that ignores the fact that prohibition doesn't work. Guess what just became the most coveted drug for New Zealanders 14 and under)