Why not blot out all stacks spewing smoke?
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I have a complaint: If Thai television is going to continue the childish and annoying practice of blotting out people smoking cigarettes, then they should also start blotting out cars spewing exhaust. And expand this to buses, trucks, trains and aeroplane
Another, but less frequently seen target for the censors, would be smokestacks from industry and any picture of a residence with smoke coming out the window from cooking. The World Health Organisation has declared all of these air pollutants carcinogenic.
Also, they should likewise include them in censoring.
The creators of all of this pollution should have draconian taxes slapped on them like cigarette smokers have. This would help the government’s search for additional funds to pay for its healthcare plan – much of what is used to pay for lung cancer patients infected by air pollution.
John Arnone
