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HarmlessRabbit · 10-20-2003, 07:16 PM

While I'm no Reagan fan, the AIDS statement seems a bit out of character for him. Reagan was much less conservative than Bush Jr., and while he was widely criticized for not doing enough about AIDS, I don't recall, nor can I google, him making any statements anywhere near the "they that live in sin shall die in sin" statement.

I did find an interesting HBO movie from 10 years ago (that I don't remember) that got the same sort of heat:

http://www.fumento.com/heterodoxy.htm

But I completely agree with you. When people make vitriolic, one-sided, heavy handed, closed minded statements, they tend to stifle discussion and provoke a backlash.

It would be much better if people on all sides of the political debate could discuss things calmly and listen to each other's points.

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HarmlessRabbit Junkie Location: San Jose, CA	While I'm no Reagan fan, the AIDS statement seems a bit out of character for him. Reagan was much less conservative than Bush Jr., and while he was widely criticized for not doing enough about AIDS, I don't recall, nor can I google, him making any statements anywhere near the "they that live in sin shall die in sin" statement. I did find an interesting HBO movie from 10 years ago (that I don't remember) that got the same sort of heat: http://www.fumento.com/heterodoxy.htm But I completely agree with you. When people make vitriolic, one-sided, heavy handed, closed minded statements, they tend to stifle discussion and provoke a backlash. It would be much better if people on all sides of the political debate could discuss things calmly and listen to each other's points.