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They really do use that. Quoting from just one post here:
For clarity, is your misinterpretation of that wilful or due to a lack of comprehension?
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They literally use the words "they'll get over it".
I'm not saying that there aren't good reasons to consider banning smoking; I'm saying that just asserting "they'll get over it" as a way of dismissing people's objections to the introduction of a new law is not something we want to encourage.
"Cycle helmets should be made mandatory. Cyclists will complain at first, but they'll get over it."
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They really do use that. Quoting from just one post here:
The problem is that humans are hugely resilient animals and we can live relatively normal lives under really adverse conditions. The majority of the Russian population seem to have "got over" the fact that they live in an appalling kleptocracy led by a sociopathic gangster.
I'm not opposed to a fair level of government control, especially in public spaces where our actions effect others (e.g. SUVs) but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't have that liberal principle at the heart of law-making.