Cigarettes create A LOT OF MONEY (usually about 15-20% is taxed on them and goes to government per pack!).

A lot of money is generated and gets spent on military sector & equipment as a result...

There is correlation from when cigarettes were not popular or even accepted that a campaign to "support the troops" used cigarettes to represent 'freedom' or even women liberation (see posters on my war posters collection page: http://freeschool.0id.org/world-war-ii-poster-collection-ww2-lessons/)

Those tanks and jets, jet fuel and metal flying overhead are not cheap to build or buy and then maintain! A bad circle if you ask me. Got a cigarette mate?

My Tank Man tribute (pictured)-
"No Tanks" in form of Cigarettes

WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT CIGARETTES?
You pay taxes on everything you buy, so what's special about cigarettes?
Heavy Tax (called 'Duty') % is taken from cigarettes and similar products of toxic pleasure (like Alcohol, Petrol etc) and it directly goes to funding war equipment and personnel (if your country also spends about 50% of tax on military!).

POINTS List:
- Was massively pushed as product to support war initially and directly EARLY 1900'S,
- Women's liberation / Suffragettes / Feminist hijacking propaganda ("do your bit" / "support the men" / "for the cause" type emotional stuff)
- Fashion sponsorship
- Movies
- Formula 1 motorsports BIG money and tech (eventually minimised but was big money advertising with MALBORO on side of F1 cars going round and round!)
- Higher taxes on these drug type things (= higher duty)
- Same setup in each country / it's a template for war funds

Very lucrative and self-perpetuating as problem habits = more money.
This income is system supported.

Again the World War posters encouraging people to start smoking and support war, if interested see and other posters show mentality which is still around today
http://freeschool.0id.org/world-war-ii-poster-collection-ww2-lessons/

#art #posters #tanks #tax #economics #business of #war

EXTENDED / LONG READING (OPTIONAL):

So for the symbolism this is mainly written and to show the tax part AND also individuals can stand to the problematic circles

Modern versions including holding up police vans in street, cycling in the middle of street pretending not to hear sirens or busy main in a critical mass protest.

The physical presence vs. mental perseverance - it does matter.

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Some comments I got from another page:
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- One of the most iconic image of the century! That man standing in front of a Military Tank! What bravery, what defiance! Truly inspirational

- He was stopping the tanks leaving the square. Ironic much?

- You know what? This shows more the restraint of the army than the heroism of the individual.

- His name was Wang Weilin (王维林). Never forget it

- Historical momentous scene of 20th century that inspired millions to resist

MORE COMMENTS FROM OTHERS:
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