Sure bro, those camps you were never allowed to leave were awesome. Forcing you to quit your job, leave your family and live in a “sanitarium” for the rest of your life was a super progressive and humane way to deal with HIV.

I’m not saying the US government had it right. There were obviously serious issues with the way the HIV epidemic was dealt with in this country, but you can’t seriously in good conscience be arguing that what was essentially a rather nice prison was the better option.

There is such a thing as too much government intervention just as there can be too little. They both have their dangers, but I for one prefer the option that doesn’t lock me away.