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Shawn Syms
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Shawn commented on the article |My point is that the metaphor is not valid. HIV is not a "murderer" because that implies intent, and a non-human biological entity does not possess a consciousness and is not capable of intent in the same way that human beings are.
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Shawn commented on the article |
Michael, thanks for mentioning my article in your post!
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Shawn commented on the article |
Dave, I do appreciate your point regarding Bush et al, but here's the thing: comparing HIV to "unsympathetic, compassionless, reckless and villainous governmental regimes" (as opposed to comparing it simply to the Holocaust alone) is a mistake.
HIV is a virus, an unthinking biological entity and it bears no relationship or comparison to any of those things. And neither do people who have the virus. That's what people need to understand, and this campaign seems to be leading people to think the opposite. And that won't help anyone!
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Shawn commented on the article |
Edwin, I agree with you that education and treatment are key to reducing future infections. But I'm not convinced this campaign will lead anyone in that direction. I hear you when you say that "a scare tactic is justified for awareness," but I don't see this campaign raising awareness about the specific key things that you've identified here. Further, while it's been shown that scare tactics can have an initial impact on people, studies show they don't have a lasting effect on changing people's behaviour.
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Shawn commented on the article |Thanks for an interesting post. Here is an article I wrote on Ms Semenya from an LGBT perspective:
http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Policing_Caster_Semenyas_gender-7343.aspx
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