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KendradicalStassa Edwards
9/26/15 2:28pm
I would feel a lot better about this (which I do think is great) if there weren’t 300 million things in America that could really use that money. Women’s reproductive rights, domestic violence, homelessness, our own healthcare issues in the US and, of course, the over $18 trillion of national debt (among numerous others). I’m just kind of waffling over this, because as amazing and important as this project is, there are so many other issues that I wish our country would solve before delving into other things. Blech.
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  JuniperKendradical
  9/26/15 2:39pm
  We could do both, with the cooperation of Congress and state governments.
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  KendradicalJuniper
  9/26/15 2:54pm
  I would be 1000000% behind that, but somehow, I can’t see everybody in Congress and state governments saying the same... Especially if it meant cutting their ridiculously over the top salaries or pensions.
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ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ : Riot GRRR is RUNNING WILDStassa Edwards
9/26/15 1:50pm
OF COURSE HE CARES MORE ABOUT HIS NATIVE KENYA THAN MURICA

#GODBLESSPRESIDENTTRUMP
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  Libraryanneagainʕ•ᴥ•ʔ : Riot GRRR is RUNNING WILD
  9/26/15 1:53pm
  He will be so good at fighting HIV! He will get Africa to build a wall around it!
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  LimaBeansLibraryanneagain
  9/26/15 1:54pm
  Lol. Well done.
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BlanketStassa Edwards
9/26/15 1:55pm
Can someone who is in the medical field explain to me with citations how circumcision prevents the spread of viruses? I honestly just don't get it. Does it have to do with improper cleaning post sex? So the virus can remain on the skin longer?
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  JuniperBlanket
  9/26/15 2:16pm
  Not a doctor, not a medical professional, but my educated guess:
  
  Many HIV infections are transferred by way of micro-tears in the skin, which occur by friction before or during sex. These tears are super tiny, so they don’t even register as painful, but tiny amounts of blood can be transferred, along with the blood-born virus. Because more friction occurs in the loose skin of an uncircumcised penis, the rate of micro-tears goes up, and also the rate of transferred infection. This is one of the reasons that anal sex has a higher rate of infection: no natural vaginal lubricant leads to more micro-tears in the skin of both parties.
  
  Again, this is just a guess. I'd be happy to be corrected by someone in the medical field.
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  IlikefactsBlanket
  9/26/15 2:20pm
  Penises have glands and secretions under the foreskin which house a lot of useful bacteria, that same habitat provides better avenue for the HIV virus to enter the body.
  
  Thus circumcision should reduce the chance of straight men getting infected, it does nothing to prevent men from infecting other people and there is no data on if it also helps homosexuals.
  
  Also the science on circumcision isn’t all that clear cut either, because in places with proper hygiene and medical norms none of the supposed benefits of circumcision show up.
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tealstarStassa Edwards
9/26/15 1:54pm
This is a noble goal, but they also need to work on reducing HIV infection rates for black women in the US.
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  wegotawobblertealstar
  9/26/15 2:08pm
  my thoughts exactly. hate to say it but id rather see that money applied toward the same goal in places like AL and MS.
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  TheRevanchisttealstar
  9/26/15 2:14pm
  From the CDC:
  
  “African American adults in 2010 had the largest HIV infection rate compared with rates among adults of other racial and ethnic populations. Prescribed HIV treatment among African American adults living with HIV was less than among white adults.”
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MelUK (aka kayakgrrl)Stassa Edwards
9/26/15 1:55pm
I LOVE LAME-DUCK OBAMA!

Also, $300 million is like nothing in the federal budget. It’s super hard for anyone to complain about this figure being too much.
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  FarticusMelUK (aka kayakgrrl)
  9/26/15 2:21pm
  Have you seen the basic math skills of your average “i h8 Barrack obummer” internet commenter?
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atlasStassa Edwards
9/27/15 12:25am
so when is obamas last day in office? im assuming elections are for this year, or is it next? does obamas adminstaration last longer than his presidency?
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  Griveatlas
  9/27/15 12:32pm
  Obama should be leaving office on Jan 20, 2017. The elections aren’t up until next year (we’re suffering through the primaries right now). Once the next president is elected (around november 2016), a two month transition period starts.
  
  So we have over a year of awesome duck obama left to go.
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  atlasGrive
  9/27/15 12:42pm
  thanks, and damn...thats a long way to go :/
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DragonsDaughterStassa Edwards
9/26/15 1:55pm
WHY U NO FIX AIDS FOR WHITE PEOPLE, KING BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA?!?!?!?
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IlikefactsStassa Edwards
9/26/15 1:51pm
I love Americas strange relationship with a lot of African nations spending lots of public money trying to improve education and healthcare, whilst there is a ridiculous amount of private money there trying to turn the continent into Europe during the dark ages.
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  "Because Old Hobbits Die Hard" was the punchline, JuliaIlikefacts
  9/26/15 2:06pm
  Just another way of turning public expenses into private profits, and laundering them through the ups-and-downs of foreign infrastructure. Perhaps relevant to your interests:
  
  http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/featur...
  
  In its official capacity, China has significantly more peacekeepers in the African continent, who sweep up the messes left by the corporate ambitions of their largest debtors.
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  Ilikefacts"Because Old Hobbits Die Hard" was the punchline, Julia
  9/26/15 2:12pm
  Chinese involvement in Africa is a fascinating topic and severely under reported by most western media.(although what isn’t when it comes to sub-Saharan Africa)
  
  Thank you for an interesting read.
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badmuthaStassa Edwards
9/26/15 1:56pm
Oh the right is going to get up in arms on this one. I can’t wait until someone reminds them how much Bush sent to stop AIDS in Africa a few years back. One of the most decent things he ever did.
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