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by paulddraper 3434 days ago
> Fighting for better health is authoritarianism now? that's a new one.

No definition of authoritarianism has ever defined there to be good or bad motivations for the laws, just that they are strict and limit personal freedom.

> did not hear that argument when countries are raising cigarette taxes.

You haven't?!? Then what arguments against raising cigarette taxes have you heard?