tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post9217030310319224619..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Don't annoy the SerbsChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-53153792110059295522010-11-17T00:47:00.271+00:002010-11-17T00:47:00.271+00:00Chris,
My question is: why are these bans so univ...Chris,<br /><br />My question is: why are these bans so universal?<br /><br />It doesn't seem to matter what percentage of the population smokes, what the cultural heritage is, whether the regime is totalitarian or democratic, whether it is left or right of centre, whether there is a public health system, or whether the country is wealthy or poor. It seems that almost every country in the world has enacted one form of ban/restriction or another.<br /><br />It is even more all-pervasive than global warming measures.<br /><br />We know that it's not driven from a popular or grass-roots movement and that, in most cases, the public is either opposed to or ambivalent in relation to the moves. So, WHY? I must be missing something, here. Do you have a theory?<br /><br />Thanks for your work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com