Gosh, I thought we were talking about HIV research, and trying to find out if there were any anti-homosexual bigots out there somewhere....
The funding for HIV research FAR outstrips the funding for lung cancer research, in spite of all the tobacco settlement billions.
So, I guess that makes HIV “special,” as a lifestyle choice disease. Any idea why? I’m just curious.
It’s “special” for the very reason I stated.
The essence of “liberalism” is the removal (at others’ expense) of consequences for behavior, especially sexual behavior. In fact the ONLY individual freedom that the left supports is the freedom to rub your jubblies wherever you damn well please with no consequences.
AIDS has no cure, and therefore, has no way to make others pay to alleviate the consequences. They ARE trying, though, through, as you say, an inordinate amount of tax payer funded research into a “cure”.
And don’t you just love how smokers are restricted from practicing their lifestyle choice anywhere it might even slightly impact others, while GLBT demand acceptance, approval and MORE FUNDING from the government for their lifestyle choices, no matter who is impacted?
Maybe that's what you've been talking about -- I've really never been sure -- but that's not what I've been talking about. Is there someone else you're mistaking me for?