After a windy visit to the Great Wall, we stopped by to have lunch. Notice the cigarette packs on the table? Yes, smoking is allowed. The floor is our ash tray. That's so cool! Oh, by the way, this restaurant serves donkey meat.
The logic of one moral standard for all is ridiculous and simply illogical. Yes, smoke does bother some people. But then so are many other disgusting behaviors! Shouldn't we let people decide for themselves? Let the business owners choose their customers--smokers or non-smokers. Let the business owners decide which business direction they should take. This is not just about health issue. It is about freedom of choice. If the non-smokers can take away the freedom of business owners and smokers, then one day someone else will take away their freedom too. All you need is to get the politicians on your side. What kind of society is this? One group pits against another, in the name of general good! Do we need to sacrafice the minority to have a better world? Do we need to be forced to act for our own good?
I'm afraid pretty soon China will be westernized too. Meanwhile, I am enjoying a bit of freedom left.
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