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IrishAfricanAmerican

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113. Exactly!

Reply to orwell (Reply #52)

Sun Jan 23, 2022, 01:22 PM

Jan 2022

Apples and oranges with a few overlapping similarities.

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COVID death celebration evokes memories of HIV death celebration [View all] Sympthsical Jan 2022 OP

K&R WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #1

Exactly. I never celebrate anyone's death. Period. MineralMan Jan 2022 #2

Preventative death always gets the same response to me Sympthsical Jan 2022 #3

Not wishing. Acknowledging Karma. paleotn Jan 2022 #70

I won't wish death but I do say with all sincerity: fuck these assholes. Initech Jan 2022 #87

Perfectly said. Thank you. LoisB Jan 2022 #4

People dying from their own stubborn ignorance . . . gratuitous Jan 2022 #5

As I said, many people got HIV from bad choices Sympthsical Jan 2022 #6

I'm sorry, but there is a difference. This is about the *intent* to do harm. Moebym Jan 2022 #33

This a major difference... orwell Jan 2022 #52

Exactly! IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 2022 #113

Still a big difference treestar Jan 2022 #94

I might not have paid close enough attention, but I don't remember the kind of denial, defiance and brewens Jan 2022 #8

In the early days of HIV there were some number of people who refused to take precautions dsc Jan 2022 #26

Were They Openly... ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #28

Oh yes they were dsc Jan 2022 #31

I'll Trust You, But... ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #37

But they were FreeState Jan 2022 #41

Hardly My Point ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #57

I'm not sure if your part of the LGBT community or if you were aground then FreeState Jan 2022 #80

It certainly wasn't blowtorching on the internet at that time dumbcat Jan 2022 #84

But that was them choosing to put themselves in danger. Not other people. Going to a bath house Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #43

How do you think HIV spread? Sympthsical Jan 2022 #54

So I must have as much sympathy for the cheater as I do for your boyfriend? Sorry, Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #67

There is a vast difference Sympthsical Jan 2022 #73

I'll second what dsc is saying Sympthsical Jan 2022 #53

I actually remembered some of that, but I didn't think it was widespread or lasted very long. I also brewens Jan 2022 #39

Exactly. There was no contingent denying that AIDS exists, treestar Jan 2022 #95

There was a largish group exactly like that cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #105

If any of them contracted AIDS treestar Jan 2022 #106

K and r. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #7

Retired now but as a new nurse I saw much the same from coworkers during the AIDS crisis Runningdawg Jan 2022 #9

IMO it's very immature behavior to celebrate someone's beaglelover Jan 2022 #10

That's a kind way to put it. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #11

Me either. beaglelover Jan 2022 #19

... BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #48

Come on, there's a limit treestar Jan 2022 #108

We are talking about people we don't know treestar Jan 2022 #107

Nope, totally 100% disagree, have never disagreed with anything more, ever. Jon King Jan 2022 #12

You've got your Other down pat Sympthsical Jan 2022 #13

Never liked cryptic responses. Jon King Jan 2022 #17

Don't expect a response. He's probably blocked you. Moebym Jan 2022 #25

I don't block people Sympthsical Jan 2022 #42

You've created an Other Sympthsical Jan 2022 #44

It's sad that the people accusing you of hiding behind the Block User jcmaine72 Jan 2022 #114

Oh, well said. Probably go over the heads of those who need to hear it. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #50

So In your opinion someone chooses their sexuality? beaglelover Jan 2022 #21

If you haven't noticed, choices was in quotes. Moebym Jan 2022 #24

The choice is in the behavior Sympthsical Jan 2022 #45

I agree Jon edhopper Jan 2022 #69

I agree with you Jon King Farmer-Rick Jan 2022 #99

That is a gag inducing analogy Ferrets are Cool Jan 2022 #14

It is, a simply terrible analogy. Jon King Jan 2022 #18

I agree this is total broad brush bullshit. They keep trying to make this an issue and it's BS. nt live love laugh Jan 2022 #101

Agree 100% ripcord Jan 2022 #15

Fine. I'll Wear It ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #29

I'm not in the business of scolding Sympthsical Jan 2022 #59

If someone doesn't want to get vaccinated against CoVID, let them suffer the consequences. roamer65 Jan 2022 #16

Thank goodness, I was beginning to worry about things here! Jon King Jan 2022 #22

Yes, there was no vaccine for AIDS. Haggard Celine Jan 2022 #32

Exactamundo! paleotn Jan 2022 #81

I am having a difficult time feeling sorry for them. Moebym Jan 2022 #20

That is roughly where I'm at. GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #56

We are all afflicted with COVID fatigue. Moebym Jan 2022 #68

My pity for them isn't sympathy. GoCubsGo Jan 2022 #83

I think I'm just about where you are. ShazzieB Jan 2022 #85

These two things are not the same FelineOverlord Jan 2022 #23

Thank you for calling us to at least recognize the better angels of our nature... Hekate Jan 2022 #27

The analogy is far from "not exact". It's not even in the ballpark. Moebym Jan 2022 #63

Definitely agree. ismnotwasm Jan 2022 #96

What was it, 70 million people voted for Trump? That's a lot of Tomconroy Jan 2022 #30

Celebrating the deaths of gay people and not being upset when another anti-vaxxer dies Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #34

Only different because it's convenient to make them different Sympthsical Jan 2022 #46

You get upset every time you hear that another anti-vaxxer died? I'm sorry but that's ridiculous. Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #86

"I'm not in the business of scolding" you claim, up-thread. Paladin Jan 2022 #90

Yes. If not a business, maybe it's a hobby. Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #91

yes! A better analogy might be someone who has AIDS treestar Jan 2022 #97

Bullshit. BradBo Jan 2022 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Jan 2022 #36

It is inhumane Icanthinkformyself Jan 2022 #38

Thank you, Sympthsical. femmedem Jan 2022 #40

Many of these people intended to do harm to others Moebym Jan 2022 #47

That's what gets me Sympthsical Jan 2022 #49

I have known people who've died from covid after contracting it from belligerent antivax no-maskers Orrex Jan 2022 #51

Remind me again just how many gay people refused to PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #55

How many refused to wear condoms? Sympthsical Jan 2022 #58

Apparently we are horrible people Moebym Jan 2022 #64

As a gay man myself, I watched a lot of friends die from AIDS. Not pretty. trickyguy Jan 2022 #60

Not celebrating DownriverDem Jan 2022 #61

One key difference. RandySF Jan 2022 #62

That is not the entire story Sympthsical Jan 2022 #74

How would you have felt if there had been an Crunchy Frog Jan 2022 #65

People did die doing irresponsible things Sympthsical Jan 2022 #75

False equivalence. paleotn Jan 2022 #66

Ground level only looks high Sympthsical Jan 2022 #76

I'm standing on ground level. You? paleotn Jan 2022 #79

Schadenfreude Klaralven Jan 2022 #71

No it doesn't. Corgigal Jan 2022 #72

"Covid victimes aren't innocent" Sympthsical Jan 2022 #77

False equivalence. paleotn Jan 2022 #82

Thank you. These are very different cases. live love laugh Jan 2022 #104

"I won't celebrate death and suffering." crickets Jan 2022 #78

Blaming all the spread on the unvaxxed probably isn't accurate. Tomconroy Jan 2022 #88

I don't celebrate anyone's death. Initech Jan 2022 #89

I will admit to feeling a sense of schadenfreude over ONE single victim of AIDS. bullwinkle428 Jan 2022 #92

It's not the same treestar Jan 2022 #93

Completely agree mahina Jan 2022 #98

"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, . . ." wackadoo wabbit Jan 2022 #100

"Therefore, send not to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." crickets Jan 2022 #111

God knows how many others they selfishly and avoidably took with them. nt live love laugh Jan 2022 #102

Well then, you sure will hate me mercuryblues Jan 2022 #103

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2022 #115

That's a bit to far. mercuryblues Jan 2022 #122

BTW, the H stands for Humble. Iggo Jan 2022 #109

Well my kittens think I'm pretty awesome Sympthsical Jan 2022 #110

So how many HIV+ patients do you know who use/used their social media to tell everyone Doremus Jan 2022 #112

Schadenfreude is a natural human emotion... Act_of_Reparation Jan 2022 #116

Not wanting Trump to die doesn't make someone a good person JI7 Jan 2022 #117

I think I read a case of someone that knew they were HIV+ and had sex with others JI7 Jan 2022 #118

How about when Rush Limbaugh died ? JI7 Jan 2022 #119

How he died is irrelevant, but I'm glad he's gone! LeftInTX Jan 2022 #121

People who will not vax with no valid medical exemption, will not wear masks etc. are murderers Meowmee Jan 2022 #120

Kick again. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #123