[cajungirl]

My disagreement is with his dishonest use of statistics to try to buttress his point. I do think aids is a public health problem and needs to be dealt with as such but I just don't think it is the most important public health problem deserving of a disproportionate amount of resources. And I do believe the political agenda of the gay lobby has resulted in the spread of this disease, the reluctance to take responsibility for getting it. And I think the attempt to reframe this disease as "our disease" is dishonest and manipulative. This is no more my disease than elephantiasis is and I resent the attempt to hoodwink me into thinking what I know to be false. Nevertheless it does need to be treated, a vaccine would be worthwhile and public health measures ought to be taken. I am not talkiing about interning, I am talking about the usual things done with STDS including informing contacts and reporting the disease.

[BlackElk]

Other than as to quarantine, I believe that I have agreed with every word you have posted on this whole thread. Terrific job! Congratulations.

[GraceCoolidge]

I think you are so right! When I read Harry Stein's "How I Accidentally Joined the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" I found his arguments on this point to be very compelling. The "disproportionate resources" issue is precisely the point. AIDS is a political issue far more than it is a health issue.