Fag Wars – Interesting News From Austria…

 

No, before the infinitesimally small number of gaystapo creeps who read this blog start mincing angrily…

==

=

…this is NOT about the disgraceful decision to impose homo-weddings on Austria, the high court there disregarding democratic norms in much the same way as the irresponsible US Supreme Court did two years ago.

==

=

What I’m talking about are the glad tidings from Austria’s patriot party this week that a planned ban on smoking in all bars and restaurants due to come into force in mid-2018 will be scrapped.

‘-

FPÖ  leader Strache

–

 The Freedom Party’s Heinz-Christian Strache claimed credit for negotiating this, as part of the talks currently underway with  Sebastian Kurz’s ÖVP.

“I am proud of this excellent solution in the interests of non-smokers, smokers and restaurant owners,” said Strache.

=

• 

=

“The freedom to choose lives on. The existence of restaurants (particularly small ones) has been secured. Thousands of threatened jobs have been saved!”  

https://www.thelocal.at/20171212/austria-wont-ban-smoking-in-restaurants-after-all

This is excellent news which puts to shame the small republic’s EUSSR neighbours, where governments have collaborated slavishly with health-fascists…

=

=

…to wage a witch-hunt against smokers, repeatedly refusing to adopt the fair-play solution now agreed in Vienna..

Of course non-smokers should have areas set aside for them to dine away from smoke which they find disagreeable.

But SO should smokers TOO have a decently appointed room for them to enjoy their meal with that immensely satisfying post-prandial cigarette.

 

Fag-Horror in Jakarta!

No, I’m not talking about the gaystapo ululations here, which echo ever more stridently across the pages of the Jakarta Post. It’s a habit they seem unable to break, and has afflicted them for a long time.  

Grammar and ‘Gays!’ – Poor Old Jakarta Post! 

 

—-.

But that’s not today’s big issue!

What is almost as dismaying as ‘gay rights’ wittering is the news that the price of fags is reportedly rising astronomically, as I only just read  –

… a price of Rp 50 thousand per pack…a scourge for smokers.
As the Bangka Pos reporter confirms..

some cigarette brands previously had prices ranging from Rp 10 thousand to Rp 20 thousand…

There’s even a photo to confirm these grim tidings!

ooooooooooooooo

ooooooo

By chance I went out today to replenish my supply of spuds for the next few days’ meals. I met a local guy I knew and stopped politely to chat, whereupon he informed me that he’d just returned from a downtown mall and a pack of Marlboro there was priced at Rp.50K.

There have been rumours of such a vindictive new blow to a long persecuted minority, but I never imagined the government would be so short-sighted as to put so many jobs at risk in what is a major industry here.

For me, at least, there’s a sort of happy ending.

---

—

Only this past weekend, I went out trawling for my fave brand Bohem Hijau, purely because they’ve been hard to find and I want a lot for when I go out of Indonesia next month.

My luck was in and I came home with nearly three hundred.

Now THAT has proved to be a worthwhile investment indeed.

 

 

oo

http://bangka.tribunnews.com/2016/08/20/gila-harga-rokok-sudah-segini-mahal-bikin-syok-para-perokok-nii