Smoking bans were a PSY-OP for elites to test how easily influenced society is

People have known smoking to be unhealthy for many decades (1964), yet it was only roughly 30 years ago where smoking was still allowed on planes. 10-15 years ago you could smoke indoors in most bars and restaurants. Then came the push for smoking bans. It was said that second hand smoke was an inherent danger to everyone, basically mustard gas and it was vital we kick smoking out of polite society. Smokers were ostracized, cigarette taxes sky rocketed, one couldn’t even smoke in certain areas outside. Then it comes out that recent studies proclaimed even in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that the case made of the dangers of second hand smoke were false and exaggerated to push the anti smoking agenda.

Am I the only one to see a correlation between the anti smoking craze of the last 15 years to the mask craze during covid? Both rely on janky support data, both relied on the public to surrender personal freedom for society even though said benefit to society was never realized (there was no decline in cancer rates or heart attack rates post smoking ban as well as the lack of proof showing masks reduced any covid cases with the exception of n95s). I’ve always believed the smoking bans were the first dominos to fall in our society becoming how it is today. Just sheep doing what their told, giving up personal freedoms left and right. You have to really think of how much our society has changed. 30 years ago, even 15/10 years ago this country and western society as a whole is almost unrecognizable at this point. Once they started targeting vapes and zyns, it became overtly obvious it was just about control as those options negated all the things they said originally were causing health issues (tar, carcinogens).

PS I’m not a smoker; the point of my post isn’t about how great smoking is or that it doesnt cause health problems, just how easily influenced our society is and how once the "power at be" hive mind gets their focus, they dont stop.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/12/12/study-finds-no-link-between-secondhand-smoke-and-cancer/