I ****ign despise smoking (though not smokers, let's make the distinction shall we?) but I still hold the cigarette for my sister four times a day because she can't do so herself, and I don't think it's fair that she should be denied one of the few luxuries or vices remaining to her just cos I don't like smoking.
That said, I do think it'll be ironic if I die from cancer due to second-hand smoke, but what can you do? However, I do hate ignorant people like those who stand behind you at a bus stop and let their smoke blow into your face. I mean, if you're going to smoke, be a little considerate about it, you ignorant piece of ****.
One more thing: our govt (like most/all govts I expect) is forever whining about how they want people to give up smoking, but think about it: the loss of jobs and industry if that happened? They clearly DON'T want it to happen: imagine if one day every single smoker in Ireland gave it up forever? The chaos! The unemployment! The loss of revenue! So they pretend that they want people to stop smoking, in order to give them an excuse to put up the price of cigarettes and make more money for them in excise duty, knowing full well smokers will pay any price. Bastards. I really feel for smokers when that happens. And it happens every single budget.