Monthly Archives: October 2021

Frank the Thinker

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Frank Davis, the blogger, the fighter, the polemist was, first and foremost, a thinker, a philosopher whose ideas have shaped the world. The infamous Tobacco Control (TC) industry, greedy for money and power, might have hoped to bludgeon that world into total submission, but it so happened that one man suddenly became a moral leader and the global symbol of resistance to TC, and look now – its evil empire is still far from victory. How did he do it, that man? He did it by becoming a thinker, formulating ideas in a way that galvanized us all. Let me … Continue reading →

Frank, der Denker

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Frank Davis, der Blogger, der Kämpfer, der Polemiker, war in erster Linie ein Denker, ein Philosoph, dessen Ideen die Welt geformt haben.  Die infame Tabakkontroll(TK)-Industrie in all ihrer Gier nach Geld und Macht hätte durchaus hoffen gedurft, diese Welt in die totale Unterwerfung zu knüppeln, doch geschah es, dass sich ein Mann zu moralischer Führerschaft aufschwang und zu einem Symbol globalen Widerstands gegen die TK wurde – und siehe: Ihr Reich des Bösen ist immer noch weit vom Sieg entfernt. Wie hat er das getan, dieser Mann? Er tat es, indem er zum Denker wurde, indem er Ideen formulierte, auf … Continue reading →

Frank Davis is dead

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The English blogger and virtual host of the Smokydrinkybar Frank Davis has unexpectedly passed away. Frank has been tirelessly filling his blog with new information, assessments and opinions since 2009, most recently a few days before his passing. The reason for Frank’s journalistic activities was the statutory smoking ban in Great Britain, which is of course embedded in tobacco control in general and linked to other elements of the health dictatorship. In his second blog post Frank aptly stated: “The smoking ban is not just about smoking. It’s about freedom and democracy and accountability. It’s about science and risk and … Continue reading →