Speaking of Live8:Kanye West, blacks and the source of AIDS
Giving voice to rumors and accusations
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Speaking of Live8 (see previous article here: Live 8: will it make a difference?), during some of the "interview" time during the U.S. television broadcasts, rapper Kanye West chose the time he was on the tube to give public rise to an old rumor, which continues to seem to have roots in the Black (African American / Negro, choose the word...) community in the U.S.A. -- the rumor that AIDS was a man made creation, released into the Black community, or at least released into Africa.
I've heard this rumor before from friends and co-workers. Just one of several conspiracy theories aimed at the destruction of Blacks. I remember old rumors about Church's chicken -- even with the great boxer Sugar Ray Leonard serving as their spokesperson. I don't remember the exact details, but basically a few friends refused to buy anything from Church's because of the rumors.
It disappoints me to see rumors and conspiracy theories like these still remain in the Black community and others as well. Do a simple google search like this: (linked) is aids a man made disease and a host of available sites where you can read the various theories will be returned.
But in these sites, is there really a hint of truth, or simply hate-inspired wishful thinking about what has become the dread disease (along with the old stand-by "cancer") of our time? I am smart enough to admit I don't know the answer, yet I'm also cynical enough and cautious enough to think that if we (humanity) could truly create designer diseases that are destructive as AIDS/HIV has been, that we would have been careful enough not to release them into the wild, and we would not be as cold and heartless as to hold back on any cures we have available, given the complete innocence of those that have been dieing from them.
I've heard this rumor before from friends and co-workers. Just one of several conspiracy theories aimed at the destruction of Blacks. I remember old rumors about Church's chicken -- even with the great boxer Sugar Ray Leonard serving as their spokesperson. I don't remember the exact details, but basically a few friends refused to buy anything from Church's because of the rumors.
It disappoints me to see rumors and conspiracy theories like these still remain in the Black community and others as well. Do a simple google search like this: (linked) is aids a man made disease and a host of available sites where you can read the various theories will be returned.
But in these sites, is there really a hint of truth, or simply hate-inspired wishful thinking about what has become the dread disease (along with the old stand-by "cancer") of our time? I am smart enough to admit I don't know the answer, yet I'm also cynical enough and cautious enough to think that if we (humanity) could truly create designer diseases that are destructive as AIDS/HIV has been, that we would have been careful enough not to release them into the wild, and we would not be as cold and heartless as to hold back on any cures we have available, given the complete innocence of those that have been dieing from them.
