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【著名演讲】AWhisperofAIDS低语艾滋MaryFisher玛丽·费舍尔【著名演讲】AWhisperofAIDS低语艾滋M1LessthanthreemonthsagoatplatformhearingsinSaltLakeCityIaskedtheRepublicanPartytolifttheshroudofsilenceLessthanthreemonthsagoat2whichhasbeendrapedovertheissueofHIVandAIDSIhavecometonighttobringoursilencetoanend.Ibearamessageofchallengenotself-congratulation.whichhasbeendrapedoverthe3Iwantyourattentionnotyourapplause.IwouldneverhaveaskedtobeHIV-positive.ButIbelievethatinallthingsthereisapurpose,Iwantyourattentionnotyou4andIstandbeforeyouandbeforethenation,gladly.TherealityofAIDSisbrutallyclear.TwohundredthousandAmericansaredeadordyingandIstandbeforeyouandbe5amillionmoreareinfected.Worldwide,40million,60millionorahundredmillioninfectionswillbecountedinthecomingfewyears.Butdespitescienceandresearchamillionmoreareinfected.6WhiteHousemeetings,andcongressionalhearings,despitegoodintentionsandboldinitiativescampaignslogans,andhopefulpromisesitis,despiteitall,theepidemicwhichiswinningtonight.WhiteHousemeetings,andcong7Inthecontextofanelectionyear,Iaskyouhere,inthisgreathall,orlisteninginthequietofyourhometorecognizethattheAIDSvirusInthecontextofanelection8isnotapoliticalcreature.ItdoesnotcarewhetheryouareDemocratorRepublican.Itdoesnotaskwhetheryouareblackorwhite,maleorfemale,gayorstraightisnotapoliticalcreature.9youngorold.TonightIrepresentanAIDScommunitywhosemembershavebeenreluctantlydraftedfromeverysegmentofAmericansociety.youngorold.TonightIrepre10ThoughIamwhiteandamother,IamonewithablackinfantstrugglingwithtubesinaPhiladelphiahospital.ThoughIamfemaleandcontractedthisdiseaseinmarriage,ThoughIamwhiteandamother11andenjoythewarmsupportofmyfamily,Iamonewiththelonelygaymanshelteringaflickeringcandlefromthecoldwindofhisfamily'srejection.Thisisnotadistantthreat;andenjoythewarmsupportof12itisapresentdanger.Therateofinfectionisincreasingfastestamongwomenandchildren.LargelyunknownadecadeagoAIDSisthethirdleadingkillerofyoungadultAmericanstodayitisapresentdanger.Ther13butitwon'tbethirdforlong.Because,unlikeotherdiseases,thisonetravels.Adolescentsdon'tgiveeachothercancerorheartdiseasebecausetheybelievetheyareinlove.butitwon'tbethirdforlong14ButHIVisdifferent.Andwehavehelpeditalongwehavekilledeachotherwithourignorance,ourprejudice,andoursilence.Wemaytakerefugeinourstereotypes,ButHIVisdifferent.Andwe15butwecannothidetherelong.BecauseHIVasksonlyonethingofthoseitattacksAreyouhuman?AndthisistherightquestionAreyouhuman?butwecannothidetherelong.16BecausepeoplewithHIVhavenotenteredsomealienstateofbeing.Theyarehuman.Theyhavenotearnedcrueltyandtheydonotdeservemeanness.Theydon'tbenefitfrombeingisolatedortreatedasoutcasts.BecausepeoplewithHIVhaven17EachofthemisexactlywhatGodmade,aperson.Notevil,deservingofourjudgment;notvictims,EachofthemisexactlywhatG18longingforourpity.People,readyforsupportandworthyofcompassion.Mycalltoyou,myParty,istotakeapublicstand,longingforourpity.People,19nolesscompassionatethanthatofthePresidentandMrs.Bush.Theyhaveembracedmeandmyfamilyinmemorableways.Intheplaceofjudgment,theyhaveshownaffection.Indifficultmoments,nolesscompassionatethantha20theyhaveraisedourspirits.Inthedarkesthours,Ihaveseenthemreachingnotonlytome,butalsotomyparents,armedwiththatstunninggrieftheyhaveraisedourspirits.21andspecialgracethatcomesonlytoparentswhohavethemselvesleanedtoolongoverthebedsideofadyingchild.WiththePresident'sleadership,muchgoodhasbeendone.andspecialgracethatcomeso22Muchofthegoodhasgoneunheralded,andasthePresidenthasinsisted,muchremainstobedone.ButwedothePresident'scausenogoodifwepraisetheAmericanfamilyMuchofthegoodhasgoneunhe23butignoreavirusthatdestroysit.Wemustbeconsistentifwearetobebelieved.Wecannotlovejusticeandignoreprejudice,loveourchildrenandfeartoteachthem.butignoreavirusthatdestro24Whateverourroleasparentorpolicymaker,wemustactaseloquentlyaswespeakelsewehavenointegrity.Mycalltothenationisapleaforawareness.Whateverourroleasparento25Ifyoubelieveyouaresafe,youareindanger.BecauseIwasnothemophiliac,Iwasnotatrisk.BecauseIwasnotgay,Ifyoubelieveyouaresafe,26Iwasnotatrisk.BecauseIdidnotinjectdrugs,Iwasnotatrisk.Myfatherhasdevotedmuchofhislifetimeguardingagainstanotherholocaust.Iwasnotatrisk.BecauseI27HeispartofthegenerationwhoheardPastorNemoellorcomeoutoftheNazideathcampstosay,TheycameaftertheJews,andIwasnotaJew,so,Ididnotprotest.Heispartofthegenerationw28Theycameafterthetradeunionists,andIwasnotatradeunionist,so,Ididnotprotest.ThentheycameaftertheRomanCatholics,andIwasnotaRomanCatholic,Theycameafterthetradeunio29so,Ididnotprotest.Thentheycameafterme,andtherewasnoonelefttoprotest.ThelessonhistoryteachesisthisIfyoubelieveyouaresafe,so,Ididnotprotest.Thent30youareatrisk.Ifyoudonotseethiskillerstalkingyourchildren,lookagain.Thereisnofamilyorcommunity,noraceorreligion,noplaceleftinAmericathatissafe.youareatrisk.Ifyoudono31Untilwegenuinelyembracethismessage,weareanationatrisk.Tonight,HIVmarchesfirmlytowardsAIDSinmorethanamillionAmericanhomes,litteringitspathwaywiththebodiesoftheyoungUntilwegenuinelyembracethi32youngmen,youngwomen,youngparents,andyoungchildren.Oneofthefamiliesismine.IfitistruethatHIVinevitablyturnstoAIDS,thenmychildrenwillinevitablyturntoorphans.youngmen,youngwomen,young33Myfamilyhasbeenarockofsupport.My84-year-oldfather,whohaspursuedthehealingofthenations,willnotacceptthepremisethathecannothealhisdaughter.Myfamilyhasbeenarockofs34Mymotherrefusestobebrokenshestillcallsatmidnighttotellwonderfuljokesthatmakemelaugh.Sistersandfriends,andmybrotherPhilip(whosebirthdayistoday)Mymotherrefusestobebroken35allhavehelpedcarrymeoverthehardestplaces.Iamblessed,richlyanddeeplyblessed,tohavesuchafamily.ButnotallofyouButnotallofyouhavebeensoblessed.allhavehelpedcarrymeover36YouareHIV-positivebutdarenotsayit.Youhavelostlovedones,butyoudarednotwhisperthewordAIDS.Youweepsilently;YouareHIV-positivebutdare37yougrievealone.IhaveamessageforyouItisnotyouwhoshouldfeelshame;itiswe.Wewhotolerateignoranceandpracticeprejudice,wewhohavetaughtyoutofear.yougrievealone.Ihaveame38Wemustliftourshroudofsilence,makingitsafeforyoutoreachoutforcompassion.Itisourtasktoseeksafetyforourchildren,notinquietdenialWemustliftourshroudofsil39butineffectiveaction.Somedayourchildrenwillbegrown.MysonMax,nowfour,willtakethemeasureofhismother.MysonZachary,nowtwo,butineffectiveaction.Somed40willsortthroughhismemories.Imaynotbeheretoheartheirjudgments,butIknowalreadywhatIhopetheyare.Iwantmychildrentoknowthattheirmotherwasnotavictim.willsortthroughhismemories41Shewasamessenger.Idonotwantthemtothink,asIoncedid,thatcourageistheabsenceoffear.IwantthemtoknowthatcourageisthestrengthShewasamessenger.Idonot42toactwiselywhenmostweareafraid.IwantthemtohavethecouragetostepforwardwhencalledbytheirnationortheirPartyandgiveleadership,nomatterwhatthepersonalcost.toactwiselywhenmostweare43IasknomoreofyouthanIaskofmyselforofmychildren.Tothemillionsofyouwhoaregrieving,whoarefrightened,IasknomoreofyouthanIas44whohavesufferedtheravagesofAIDSfirsthandHavecourageandyouwillfindsupport.TothemillionswhoarestrongIissuethispleaSetasideprejudiceandpoliticswhohavesufferedtheravages45tomakeroomforcompassionandsoundpolicy.Tomychil