The world celebrates Aids Day

Dec 1, 2009 10:56 AM | By

On December 1 the world commemorates the bravery of those infected and affected with HIV/Aids. President Jacob Zuma also announced before a cheering crowd that his government will expand testing and treat all HIV-positive babies.

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Traditional Bihu dancers participate in an event to mark World AIDS Day in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Nearly 2.5 million people in India are infected with HIV, the AIDS virus, but talking about the disease and sexual health issues in general is still largely taboo
Photograph by: Anupam Nath
Credit: AP

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Dec 1 2009 04:18:54 PM
jsavo

A curious celebration !

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Dec 1 2009 05:13:25 PM
Gumdrop

Yay!

AIDS!

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Dec 1 2009 05:18:18 PM
Euclid

Whaaaat - is the shower no longer working !!!

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Dec 1 2009 05:24:46 PM
Euclid

Should I contract AIDS through my inability to control my sexual urges, or I am a drug addict, do I then have the right to demand free medication and treatment. Paid for with our hard-earned taxes . We do not catch Aids - we have to go out and get it!!

What about those with other illnesses, which are not self inflicted - will this benefit be extended to non AIDS infected persons as well or are AIDS infected persons now happy to again blatantly discriminate, as long as it benefits them.

Are the drug companies going to give the same consideration to all the ill people of the world, or do they consider the lives and health of non-aids sufferers to be of lesser value.

Aids is a self inflicted and self eradicating disease. Nature is cleansing the planet of deviants and evolutionary retards, and restoring the balance, which we have disturbed. Just let it run its course.