Philip Morris Ad

 Philip Morris International, having knowingly created and promoted, for many decades, products that caused unimaginable suffering and premature death, now poses as the champion of a smoke-free future. In a full-page ad in the NYTimes (5/11), the company’s CEO ballyhoos its move to replace cigarettes with “better alternatives”.

First, cigarettes should not be any kind of alternative; they are deadly poisons that should be banned (and no longer be produced) just as other carcinogenic products have been banned. And the proposed smoke-free alternatives the company hails (presumably e-cigarettes or “vapes”) have been found to pose their own health risks, especially for young persons.
So, if Philip Morris really wants to perform a life-saving public service it should immediately stop producing cigarettes, shelve its smoke-free alternatives and further develop its other lines of business.