Do you agree with Hillary on AIDS?

Question

"Let me just put this in perspective: If HIV-AIDS were the leading cause of death of white women between the ages of 25 and 34 there would be an outraged, outcry in this country."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20070629/cm_thenation/45209149

Did she mention HOW blacks OR whites could lower the new cases of AIDS?

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Answer 1

I agree to some extent. Yes, because HIV/AIDS is affecting minorities more than whites, its not getting the attention it would get if the reverse were true. However, last I checked, EVERYONE, including minorities, has the same access to information about the transmission of this awful disease, has access to free condoms, and has a brain to be able to distinguish between what's a risky action and what's a safe precaution. I don't think there really is anything else the government can do to stop the transmission of HIV/AIDS within the minority communities. However unfortunate this sounds, its the truth. There are tons and tons of programs aimed specifially at minority groups to educate them on the disease and how to protect themselves against it, all of which are government supported in some way. At what point does personal responsibility come into play?

Answer 2

The HIV virus could care less about your race. It kills blacks and whites and anybody else that is infected and left untreated. The only good news about the AIDS epidemic is that has forced an advance in our understanding of how retroviruses (RNA viruses) work that is amazing, and that in turn has led to other advances, such as an understanding of how certain cancers work, and how they can be stopped. Hillary might be right about what she said, but it really doesn't matter. AIDS can kill anyone at risk (with the exception of a very few that are immune - but not even they are immune to all strains) - white, black, or whatever. AIDS is a killer, and its a good thing that somebody is making war on it.

And to the people that think that AIDS is "self-inflicted", tell that to Kimberly Bergalis and Ryan White - both white, and both VIRGINS - both died from being infected THROUGH NO CAUSE OF THEIR OWN, like many other blood transfusion recipients, such as hemophiliacs, who also died as a result of an infection that had nothing to do with homosexual behaviour on their part. Get educated, or please stop making fools out of yourselves by publicly revealing your gross ignorance.

BTW: AIDS in Africa is primarily a HETEROSEXUAL problem.

Answer 3

Um . . . I think we all know how to limit and lower the number of new AIDS cases. The question that needs to be addressed is why the information is either one - not being properly disseminated in the black community or two - why is the black community not heeding the advice. I'm reading between the lines but I do think she called for a greater concern and compassion for the black community overall - which, if that's what she meant - I'm totally on board.

Answer 4

Apparently Hillary believes the last 20 years has not brought any aids researchers that are black, insinuating that they are not educated people. Black women are more apt to get aids then white women, because there more promiscuous, this is why Hillary wants America to think more could be done, if she was President. ..Very unkind statement she apples that white folk are still making trouble for the black folk., I hope she apologizes to African Americans because Americans are not puting moral tags on illness, except her she said it she must think it.

Answer 5

I agree that Hillary has the power and money to win, she just proved she also has the speaking ability to win. Bush on the other hand can not even talk without a speech written for him. Even then he has problems just reading it...
I also agree that Conservatives don't really care if half of Africa has HIV or AIDS. In Russia it's almost as high. If you recall it was Reagan who avoided this issue in the first place saying it was a "that gay persons" disease. That was long before it became a world wide full blown pandemic. I also agree that conservatives will once again put their collective heads in the sand, as they did then..

Answer 6

No. Se is doing nothing more than pandering. Compared to other diseases, especially those that are not self-afflicted, we already spend more $ on research funding, education and prevention programs. In addition, there already is an outcry and outrage over AIDS. Unfortunately, the outrage can not be vocalized for fear of offending people who are engaging in the very acts that cause the spread of AIDS.

Answer 7

An outraged outcry won't help. There is no medical cure for AIDS, there never will be and throwing money at it won't accomplish the impossible.

• It takes approximately $300,000 to take care of each AIDS victim, so thanks to the promiscuous lifestyle of homosexuals, medical insurance rates have been skyrocketing for all of us(10).
• Homosexuals were responsible for spreading AIDS in the United States, and then raised up violent groups like Act Up and Ground Zero to complain about it. Even today, homosexuals account for well over 50% of the AIDS cases in the United States, which is quite a large number considering that they account for only 1-2% of the population.

Answer 8

No, she didn't, but that's not your question. Yes, I agree with her. There would be an outrage if that many women were HIV positive. Unfortunately, when this country discovered cases of it back in the 80s, the word, "homosexual," couldn't be used in a nice way by Reagan, so it just grew and grew because many people who could have stunted its growth didn't care because it didn't effect straight people right away.

Answer 9

Yes....Medicaid does not pay for aids medications...people die quicker because of the fact that they can not get the medications to prolong their lives. It is a tragedy.

Answer 10

In some ways she is correct, of course, though, her mind is cluttered. Aids is a remarkable blight in Africa, but, making this issue a white v black thing, or, a woman v male thing, is a philosophical weak point, language from the 60's, when likely, her mind was molded.