Thursday, December 20, 2012

Why do people with HIV/AIDS think the world should stop for them


Why do people with HIV/AIDS think the world should stop for them?
I keep hearing about people with HIV and AIDS "protesting" because they do not feel that enough is being done for them. Far more money is spent on AIDS research than any other disease, even though many other diseases are not even preventable (my cousin's daughter has cystic fibrosis, and hardly any research is being done for that, because AIDS takes all the money) and except for blood transfusions (very rare today) and some nut jabbing someone with a needle, HIV and AIDS are caused by a person's behavior. Even with all the information, people still choose to have random, multiple sex partners, they choose to have sex with people they know nothing about, they choose disgusting, un-natural anal sex, they choose to share needles because they want their drugs more than their health, and that is how they get the disease. Shouldn't more money be spend on UNPREVENTABLE diseases than on diseases that, even with all the information on prevention, people still bring on themselves? edit to ithinkiknow - I agree 100% with you about the poor birdies...as an anmal lover, I hate seeing any animals suffering.
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1 :
Because if the world doesn't stop to think, before you know it, everyone will have HIV/AIDS and the population will decrease and we will all die. We have to stop and realize the threats and dangers of the current life style we live in today. The world is going to end soon with all of the x-factors happening including global warming and terrorism. Just think how fast we are going to die out if we don't consider these kinds of things.
2 :
To start with, you have a point, but my question to you is - "Why should the world care, when they do not care for themselves". The seeds you sow are the fruits you will reap.
3 :
I agree 100%. I have little to no sympathy for AIDS 'victims' unless they acquired in through one of the rare instances you mention. I actually have much more sympathy for the fowl they are culling worldwide because they carry the bird flu. Poor birdies... :*(
4 :
I think that your statement is not completely factual. Because there is a lot of money spent of cancer research, stem cell research and other research as well. AIDS/HIV research has actually dwindled since the war on terrorism has begun. Although this is my opinion, and it seems like when I give my opinion, someone reports me.
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AIDS research has to be continued because researchers hope to develop a vaccine to help all of the uninfected people. You would feel differently if you had AIDS/HIV, I'm sure. Also MEDICAL workers are frequently exposed to AIDS/HIV and can get it by accident so dont forget those innocent people! Do you know why AIDS/HIV is such a problem? It is because education is not widely shared such as in Africa. That is why people there are spreading AIDS/HIV so quickly.
6 :
Wow .. you are angry. Angry and hurt and bitter. You have a right to your feelings .. but why don't you try to channel them in a more positive direction. Not everyone with HIV/AIDS is a jerk who deserves it as you seem to suggest. In India, many HIV+ people are women married to men who go to prostitutes. Would you lu
mp those women, or their children, in to your target group? Most new HIV cases are spread by regular male-female intercourse not by anal sex. I know you are probably just venting your frustration, but I hope you can let go of venting it on these ill people and perhaps make use of all that angry energy to get more involved in something positive like fund-raising or raising more awareness about cystic fibrosis. The world will never be as fair as you want it to be, but if you focus on the positive and about doing something constructive about what you perceive to be the negative, you will be a happier person.


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