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Originally Posted by tkdgirl
How did we go from ultra-scared in the 80s and early 90s to absolute stupidity now? I think many believe that the cocktail will keep them alive and would rather risk getting it than having safe sex. I know it isn't from a lack of education.
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Yes, I can tell you that's what they think because I worked for a community health outreach program.. when trying to educate people about HIV and AIDS I was completely dumbfucked with the things I heard. Some of these people wouldn't come in for testing, so no they aren't waiting on a miracle cocktail. Through this program, I've worked with clean needle programs, the education of married women who recently discovered that they were HIV+...some through prenatal screenings etc.. the most uneducated were the married women. So unless you came face to face with some of these people, you can't tell me whats out there..when I know personally!! That job took a lot out of me emotionally and I don't usually mention it to anyone..but I cannot let the absolute wrong information get out there..when I witnessed it first hand. Do you know what it's like to promise five women in one day that you'd get tested with them so that they would feel comfortable? or what it's like to hear a 60 yo woman's questions of how did she get this, when she has been married and faithful for 35+ years??
Yeah, all those people want to live with a deadly virus on cocktails...how absurd!
ETA: Ignorance in the 90's wasn't being ultra-scared..it was lack of educating yourself how it is transmitted. It was Reagan who ignored the CDC, and other organizations outcry about this disease..if he had only paid attention early on, think how HIV could've been contained!!