AIDS in Africa Options

[princess2113]

are we helping ppl in Africa w/ AIDS enough?

[EmeraldKnight]

Here are some facts for everyone.

8.5%(a contrast to the "60%") of Africans have AIDs.
North Africa & the Middle East 0.2-0.4%
South & South East Asia 0.4-0.8%
East Asia & Pacific 0.1-0.1%
Latin America 0.5-0.7 %
Caribbean 1.9-3.1 %
Eastern Europe & Central Asia05-0.9%
Western Europe 0.3-0.3%
North America 0.5-0.7%
Australia & New Zealand- 0.1-0.1%
from Avert.org

It just makes me so mad how people have a twisted views of Africans like we are all barbaric and stupid and have AIDS. I mean shoot i just got it bad, I'm,African,Black,Christian,American, and a female

Thanks for the facts, and well.. you can't easily changed centuries of cultural views..

The Europeans brought over like ... smallpox. Geez, people should get over things from 500 years ago. I'm Chinese and I'm not angry at the Mongols...

The Europeans could've brought AIDS as well, but the probability of African's bringing it would be higher because it originated in Africa; what are you saying with the 500 years thing?

how was i ignorant? maybe u misunderstood what i said...im saying i think we need to help the ppl in the US first...i mean its our tax $$ it shuld cover our country, but they still live on the same planet as us...we are all somehow related and should help those in need...and i was just making a point saying that when they if they come to the US, or any other coutry, as our universe gets more diveres, they bring the disease...i never said that the Europeans didnt give it to the Africans and i also never said they were uneducated, tons of them dont even get it by having sex...im not sure what i said that offended u...but sorry? ive agreed with all ur other post thou so...im not even debating u so u dunt need to be offended 

Mm.. they may have originally brought the disease, but once in another country, and once it spreads, its impossible to trace with all the transportation now connecting the world..

Wait.. "I never said that the Europeans didnt give it to the Africans"? it originated in Africa.. Africa had to give it to Europe first..

We do need to help those in need, but onli after helping ourselves..
What good is trying to help them if it will hurt us right now?
Ok, I agree.. some time in the future, we should do more to help, but now is not the time.. with an ongoing war on terror, an enormous budget deficit, continued inflation, how can we spare resources to help a whole continent?