From: Sam
To: info@americanlegacy.org
Subject: Smoking
Date: January 29, 2001 06:08:29 EST

You people are confusing genetic destiny with pleasure causation.  There's just too many old smokers around to justify your conclusions.

Consider who benefits from the anti-smoking promotion: 

Government - More taxes, 
Medical Industry - Reasons for unknown medical problems, government research money, and cover for invalid diagnosis
Insurance Companies - Higher premiums and excuses for higher medical cost with more profit
Oil Companies - Scapegoat for carcinogen and emphesema producing fuels at the self serve pumps and in refineries
Non-Smokers - Not having to rely on etiquette to remove a little irritation from their environment 
Religion - Helping out the anti-pleasure fools by going along with their self righteous ancestors 
Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop - A health web site that is almost as bankrupt as his ideas on smoking 
Media - Something else to report on 
Politicians - Another great issue and a good control factor over the hapless voters 
American Legacy - Its very existence 

Stress causes more medical problems than all other causes. Smoking relieves stress. Have a cigarette and a glass of whiskey and sit around a campfire, a soothing activity that human beings have enjoyed for several million years. 

From: Sam
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 12:19 PM
Subject: Smoking

In my search of the internet, I have found absolutely nothing that scientifically proves the so-called harmfull effects of smoking. Smoking relieves stress, soothes the nervous system, provides contentment and counters indigestion. It may be civilization's most important find in helping human beings deal with the complexities of life. ----- For the scientific and medical communities to mislead the uneducated with outright lies to cover their inadequacies is criminal. How many people will die as a result of quitting smoking?--------- Maybe it will take genetics to prove what thinking people have known for years,that smoking does not kill. It is absurd to associate the habit with all the diseases that self righteous, self serving fools claim are being caused by smoking. For unknowing, hypocritical self promoters to choose the non-smoking propoganda is totally unamerican. 

Anti-pleasure ancesters have managed to finally control the minds of all stupid, faddish, hop on the bandwagon, Americans. Smoking Americans and the citizens of other countries know that there are too many old smokers around (I am a heavy smoker for 55 years) who can attest to the invalidity of all the flawed anti-smoking studies. Please try and use your organization to bring about real studies that prove the beneficial effects of smoking

Dear Sam,

Your letter to the forum is excellent. There is nothing we can add.

Sincerely,

FORCES International