tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17190292.post113471202062564200..comments2023-10-07T05:35:14.064-04:00Comments on Bazungu Bucks: John Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17126222842766191343noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17190292.post-1138131539533977802006-01-24T14:38:00.000-05:002006-01-24T14:38:00.000-05:00um; aids is the result of conscious choice? what a...um; aids is the result of conscious choice? what about someone who has been raped? what about someone who will not survive unless they turn to sex work? what about someone whose partner, the person with whom they have children, has been unfaithful to them? what about someone who gets in a car accident, and is given a transfusion of infected blood? If we are truly to feel other people's pain and be moved to do something about it, we have to be able to imagine how complex people's lives are and how difficult their "choices" are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17190292.post-1135092559356436472005-12-20T10:29:00.000-05:002005-12-20T10:29:00.000-05:00I believe that in the future when one person is in...I believe that in the future when one person is in pain anywhere in the world everyone will feel it. But the idea that we all have aids doesn't quite ring true. Aids is only contracted by exchanging fluids with another person who has aids. I haven't exchanged fluids with anyone since my divorce and I live a chaste life. Chastity is something I believe in. In fact you might say I'm infected with it. But I wouldn't go on to say that because I'm infected with it everyone is. Both chastity and aids are the result of conscious choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com