Jeremy Irons Says ‘Nanny State’ Politicians Like Bloomberg Think People Are Stupid

ZEPPS I saw that ░░░░░░░░ had spoken against the ░░░░░░░░ ban in New York ░░░░░░░░ you a proud smoker ░░░░░░░░ you a libertarian IRONS ░░░░░░░░ m a complete libertarian ░░░░░░░░ think it s very ░░░░░░░░ dangerous I really mean ░░░░░░░░ I think the smoking ░░░░░░░░ is a tip of ░░░░░░░░ iceberg of society the ░░░░░░░░ of society telling us ░░░░░░░░ to be I think ░░░░░░░░ s not their business ░░░░░░░░ think it is their ░░░░░░░░ to tell us to ░░░░░░░░ for and respect each ░░░░░░░░ and each others happiness ░░░░░░░░ each others health and ░░░░░░░░ are responsible enough to ░░░░░░░░ that So if you ░░░░░░░░ a bar and you ░░░░░░░░ In my bar I ░░░░░░░░ going to allow smoking ░░░░░░░░ that room or whatever ░░░░░░░░ s your choice And ░░░░░░░░ you re a customer ░░░░░░░░ can say I don ░░░░░░░░ want to go to ░░░░░░░░ bar and smell some ░░░░░░░░ It won t be ░░░░░░░░ for me But I ░░░░░░░░ when the leaders of ░░░░░░░░ society start telling us ░░░░░░░░ can t do this ░░░░░░░░ can t do that ░░░░░░░░ strangely enough cigarettes and ░░░░░░░░ drinks is a very ░░░░░░░░ example And then you ░░░░░░░░ the governor saying If ░░░░░░░░ re in a restaurant ░░░░░░░░ have to make sure ░░░░░░░░ all your meals are ░░░░░░░░ that level of calories ░░░░░░░░ person It s the ░░░░░░░░ state It s terrible ░░░░░░░░ think we have ways ░░░░░░░░ discouraging people from behavior ░░░░░░░░ is socially undesirable We ░░░░░░░░ ways of doing that ░░░░░░░░ television is full of ░░░░░░░░ spending money to persuade ░░░░░░░░ to behave in certain ░░░░░░░░ to buy certain things ░░░░░░░░ government should spend that ░░░░░░░░ to behave in certain ░░░░░░░░ Not to drop your ░░░░░░░░ on the pavement Not ░░░░░░░░ flick our ash on ░░░░░░░░ There are ways of ░░░░░░░░ that there s laws ░░░░░░░░ think it s terrible ░░░░░░░░ s the tip of ░░░░░░░░ iceberg because it s ░░░░░░░░ attitude it s an ░░░░░░░░ where the governors think ░░░░░░░░ know what s best ░░░░░░░░ people and they re ░░░░░░░░ stupid that they would ░░░░░░░░ not do it if ░░░░░░░░ ban it And personally ░░░░░░░░ think about smoking tobacco ░░░░░░░░ suits some people it ░░░░░░░░ t suit other people ░░░░░░░░ lot of people who ░░░░░░░░ bored and unhappy smoke ░░░░░░░░ Of course if you ░░░░░░░░ bored and unhappy you ░░░░░░░░ die early So that ░░░░░░░░ why those two things ░░░░░░░░ up I have a ░░░░░░░░ of a friend of ░░░░░░░░ in Greece grew tobacco ░░░░░░░░ her life that s ░░░░░░░░ they did in northern ░░░░░░░░ they grew tobacco She ░░░░░░░░ at 103 she smoked ░░░░░░░░ the age of 13 ░░░░░░░░ it suits some people ░░░░░░░░ doesn t suit others ░░░░░░░░ I think when governors ░░░░░░░░ us how we can ░░░░░░░░ and how we can ░░░░░░░░ I don t believe ░░░░░░░░ s the way to ░░░░░░░░