I have but the smoking folks don’t want to here them because they deny they contribute to the problem. In short, my proposal is for the smokers to become more considerate and launch a nation wide PR campaign of being polite smokers.
Unfortunately, the smokers on this forum are in denial about the affect they have on others or don’t give a crap. They prefer to address an issue that the other side doesn’t give a crap about because all they want is consideration for their space.
Interesting idea, and not without its merits. As part of this campaign, do you think it is reasonable for smokers to request certain venues where they can smoke as they please? In other words, do you think this scenario is fair:
Smokers are generally considerate and polite, checking with nearby nonsmokers before they light up under reasonable circumstances. However, smokers are allowed to have some places that are "smoker friendly", meaning that they can relax and just smoke if they please.
It's kind of the same thing that parents of small children have. Generally, there is an expectation that their kids will behave themselves and stay relatively quiet. However, there are places like Chuck E. Cheese (a kid's restaurant), bring-your-baby matinees, and church "cry rooms" available for them that allow kids to be kids. These places give parents a break from the stress of keeping their kids in line all the time. Smokers would have similar areas, for example, bars that are traditionally very smoky.
Fair deal?
Unfortunately, the smokers on this forum are in denial about the affect they have on others or don’t give a crap.
I can't account for all smokers on this forum, but most of the ones I know at least claim to be polite when in the company of nonsmokers. The exceptions I generally see are usually a reaction to particularly rude posters or a reaction to the militant nonsmoker. By militant non-smoker, I mean the type of person who would walk from one end of a public park to the other to complain about someone holding an unlit cigarette.
Also, keep in mind that some of us are nonsmokers, myself included.
They prefer to address an issue that the other side doesn’t give a crap about because all they want is consideration for their space.
What is the issue the "other side doesn't give a crap about"? Should the other side give a crap about this issue?