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Originally Posted by Dowaco  It seems to me that this is about AIDS having a special place in the minds of some, not about Mr. Harper's appearence scheduling. AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease that kills people. The only reason it is a political football is that it is linked with homosexuality. If you sever that link, it becomes a health issue just like smoking and cancer, or wearing your seat belt. |
The reason people give AIDS a special place in their mind is that this disease has killed about 25 million since the 80's, and about 40 million people are living with the disease right now, most of them unable unable to get medication. How this can be compared to wearing seat belts or not is quite beyond belief.
I'm also interested in knowing why you believe it is linked with homosexuality? Sure, anal sex increases the risk of transmitting the disease somewhat, compared to vaginal sex, but this is not a major factor in the spread of it.