No. They convinced them to willingly use addictive substances that would kill them while, at the same time, suppressing research into the negative effects of smoking and paying lobbying groups to prevent legislation against smoking.
Moral relativism at its finest, when a person selling cigarettes at a gas station is equal to Pol Pot.
I'm curious where would you rather live:
1. A place where they sell cigarettes and deceive you how dangerous they are, but you don't have to buy them if you don't want to.
2. A place where you and you family can be disappeared in the middle of the night. Mind you you can still get cigarettes here as well, but with a lot less variety.