Samuel Johnson: “If cancer wore a burqa would we have cured it already?”
Samuel Johnson has penned a provocative social media post in support of his sister Connie, comparing Australia’s fight against terrorism to the fight against cancer.
The Gold Logie-winner wrote on the Love Your Sister Instagram page: "If cancer wore a burqa would we have cured it already? We want all the freedoms and we want them all now.
"We hate and kill other humans, for freedom from each other. For a freedom cancer doesn't permit.
"75 percent of us live in real fear of a homegrown terrorist attack, while cancer will detonate and kill 50,000 of us this year. In our own backyard. Not in some province we can't pronounce, let alone point to on a map.
"Rather than chanting for death, I choose to fight for life."
The 39-year-old has been vocal in support of his 40-year-old sister, who has recently halted her cancer treatment. Johnson sighed off with an apology for his “rant” but was inundated with support from followers of the page.
What’s your take on his comments? Are they a little on the nose? Or do you agree with his sentiment? Please share your views in the comments below.
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