Quote from: SadieBlake on December 18, 2017, 05:58:40 PM
Jenn, I can assure you there's a whole lot more money going into cancer research than there is into HIV/AIDS. I live and work right in the center of where that work is happening.
And sorry, I'll thank you to please not lecture me about what my political views ought to be (what you're clearly assuming is in fact not correct). Likewise please don't make assumptions about where I get my news, you know squat about me or my reading habits.
Sadie. I don't get so caught up in the politics like some. My whole point being in totality is that no one will live forever and some choices we make may lead to a quicker demise. ZSo if it is HIV, Cancer, a totally new strain of Influenza, Heart Attac, Stroke or any other embolism we should be able to die with no regrets and I think that is way more important than why people die. I mean I would like to say I can flip my middle finger to the world and say, "C'ya
>-bleeped-<s!" But I have never really faced it with total certainty.
I have faced it with other variables in which I had choices but not when I did or could not have an effect. I can talk all the crap I want but if I went tomorrow for a pain and the doctor told me I had Cancer and only six months to live, I just really don't know. But I would like to think the way I am and the way I feel I would spend the last few months gloriously and just having a good time. But I really don't know because I have not faced that yet. But I do know there is 1-- percent chance of my death eventually. What from I don't know. It may just be from a bad choice like drinking and driving but that I do not do. It may be from me speeding. It maybe because a drunk driver hit me head on. Hell it may even be from HIV that eventually turned to AIDS or Heart disease.
The point that I am trying to make deep down is that death is not a political issue. I hate when young people die but older folks like myself hat have had a somewhat full life then I don't feel so bad about. One reason is because death is a total constant in life. Hell I am surprised I am still alive today.
So what is more important with HIV that is not important to other diseases? Malaria kills more people world wide than Heart Disease and AIDS combined and even cancer and all other diseases combined. But Malaria is not so common in the West so.... There are places where tuberculosis and even leprosy kills more people than HIV. How long has Magic Jonson lived with HIV? Just askin'... But I have no insurances so how much would I pay to stay alive? I really don't know.
I really don't think I would grasp at straws though. I would like to think that the money I may spend to stay alive I would rather spend to enjoy the last part of my life.
but one thing that is a total constant is that death does not play politics and this disease or that disease because when the Reaper comes then you don't have a choice. So why worry about it?
The one thing that really bothers me and I do send money too is childhood cancer programs. But I could have very easily died from a head on collision at such a speed, a plane crash, HIV that turned into AIDS, cancer or any other disease and Death is not a political deal or discriminate for this or that. It just happens regardless of whether you are OK with it or not.
HIV is a political disease because it used to be that only gays got it. Yes I remember when it surfaces with the whole anal sex thing.
but then women were getting it and then straight men and women were getting it and the Magic Johnson was infected. But the fact is that a person even with HIV can live a healthy life now maybe even to old age and then some. but there are things that will kill you quicker than HIV now.
I mean I am a girly woman and I still go out sometimes ten plus miles on horseback just to get away. II could be bitten by a Diamondback and am willing to accept that chance. I am willing to fly in which some people will find that terrifying. I may die in a crash. I am willing to accept that because 1 hour compared to10 hours driving? Then even driving there is a chance of me dying in a crash. Death will never wait until the next election and I myself have been a high risk. I was tested every month per where I worked and the state regulations. I rolled the dice and came up lucky. But one friend of mine did not.
But I made my decision and she did too. I find it heartening since I visited her often that she died with no regrets and never a "Why me instead of you?". She did nothing but leave this world and especially me better than when she entered it. My aunt was the same way because she could have taken Chemo to extend her life but chose not to spend her last days sick. She died from lung cancer and I visited her the day before she died and she smoked a cigarette. She smoked until she died. I would like to think that I would be the same way as these two but I really don't know because I have not faced it yet.
But what my point is that everyone is either going to die from disease, accident or old age and none of those belong to a political party. So when your number comes up you are not special because of politics, the way you lived or anything else. It is just time to go and or just fade away into non existence depending on what you believe.
So you can't blame death on Obama or Trump or Hillary or Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan or anyone else or political party lines.
So in relation to the OP if I died from AIDS or was aborted before birth does anyone think Trump or Hillary would care? The only reason they would would be for votes to gain or stay in power. So most of the issues that we may find important to us, the politicians don't really care about other than how you vote. That is something we should be interested in and hold them accountable. I mentioned before that when Gay Marriage was such a big deal and got voted down in California, Prop 8, Obama and Hillary chimed in and then they did a 180 when the Supreme Court got involved and ruled in favor of Marriage Equality. both said that marriage was between one man and one woman. what about polygamists? I mean they are people too and some religions allow polygamy. I mean seriously I would not being a wife in a harem. OMG sex one night a week or so and help with housework.
Not to make light of religion but... Hey let me live with other women and accepted by them then polygamy seems pretty good sometimes. Jesus I kind of went off the rails there.
Regardless something will take us out of this world either by disease, sickness, accident or old age. We can't or won't live forever but all we can do is die with no regrets. I could care less about politics regardless but I would really love to say that I could die with no regrets. I hope that kind of clarifies my stance on things.