I wasn’t even being remotely equitable in how I feel about one or the other.
So lemme clear the air, so-to-speak:
Being homeless should never be treated negatively, and we should help people overcome it in every way possible (housing first).
Secondhand smoke is a choice that a smoker makes, a choice that literally affects others in every negative conceivable way, and we should make life harder and harder for smokers. (Even harder for the manufacturers)
Smokers should be ostracized like we did with COVIDiots; they shouldn’t get to be in public spaces when smoking; they should be isolated until the smoking is over; any lingering stench should be scoured from them before they’re reintroduced to the public.
Don’t even think to get my words twisted. We treat the homeless like we SHOULD treat smokers.