I'm convinced that Magic faked AIDS

by What-A-Coincidence 13 Replies latest jw friends

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  noni1974

  I have a friend at work who has HIV. It's not funny at all. She had full blown AIDS when she first found out but has since gone back to being undetectiable HIV positive. I don't know how that works but that's what she tells me. She's on meds everyday and she's depressed all the time because she's 33 and knows what's going to kill her. I was shocked when she told me this year. I would never have guessed at all. She doesn't look sick but she is. I had been talking to her about getting tested myself before she ever told me. I was telling her about it one night at dinner that I wanted to be tested just because I never had been up till then and I thought it was a good idea. She told me she was positive. She said I reacted very well to the news. I asked questions that night and I still ask questions when I have them.

  Theres a radio DJ here in Cleveladn who insists MJ has been cured and is hiding the cure from the world. This same DJ got arrested and charged with assult for throwing a beer bottle in a crowed and hitting a lady in the crowd.
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  caliber

  I'm surely convinced of one thing F.D. will always call you on anything that is not

  hard cold provable fact ! ... ...

  Caliber
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  Octarine Prince

  Facts:
  
  Magic Johnson was a professional athlete.
  He was one of the best ever at what he did (Hall of Fame, perennial All-Star, etc.)
  He admitted to leading a very promiscuous lifestyle.
  He contracted the HIV virus
  
  He is a multi-millionaire. $$$
  
  
  Someone who was in better-than-average shape to begin with contracts HIV. He already is in a habit of working out and eating decently. Coupled with millions of dollars for the best therapies, I would be surprised if he "looked" any other way.
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  Gopher

  The whole topic was brought on by a questionable conservative premise:

  the remarks came after a caller asserted that health care isn't a basic right. Perry responded by asking about treatable diseases that a person can live with for a long time "if you just get some basic drugs."

  America has 47 million people with no health insurance, and the conservatives ("intelligent ones" included) seem to disagree with what Obama stated in the last debate -- that health insurance is a basic right. Oh it isn't? That's the kind of rhetoric that deteriorates into foolish examples like the Magic Johnson accusation on the conservative side.

  Do people have a "right" to basic fire protection when their house is burning down? Or do they need to submit an insurance policy number before the fire department turns on the hoses?

  Do people have a "right" to police services when they're in danger? Or is that only for those who can "afford" it?

  Do people have a "right" to basic health protection when their body is breaking down? Do we turn people down at the ER? Or would that be heartless? In an America where health costs are rising and employers are balking (understandably) at funding large premium increases, we now have the situation where the ER is the primary source of medical care -- not just for the 12% of those in poverty but also for millions of hardworking Americans.

  It's a damn shame. And those conservatives who believe the status quo is okay (apparently they've got their health care -- they're fine) are dodging the issue and creating false controversies like this Magic Johnson one to divert attention from the major health-care-coverage problem.