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UK lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for today's under-18s (www.reuters.com)

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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Holy fucking shit, did you not read even the first three paragraphs of the link

Do you know what the word "quantify" means? Maybe look it up before you reply?

You’re absolutely right, time to abolish the FDA and go back to heroin cough syrup over-the-counter.

You know that the UK doesn't have the "FDA" right?

Imagine having such a childishly boolean view of the world.

Hilarious perspective from a person that forgot what country we are talking about.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 0 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Do you know what the word “quantify” means? Maybe look it up before you reply?

express or measure the quantity of:

20-fold higher

You know that the UK doesn’t have the “FDA” right?

I'm sorry that you don't understand that, when arguing from principle, the principle can be applied to various real-world examples to demonstrate absurdity? Your argument was explicitly about "the state", conceptually, not Britain specifically.

Since your own grasp on the English language is tenuous, considering your Dunning-Kruger moment above, I think this conversation is over.