Original sentence: For some AIDS reappraisal could be a skepticism based on or used for political motivations.If this were so it did not work as it cost him more support than it gained for him.When Thabo Mbeki supported the idea some deemed it to have a political motivation
Edited sentence: For some, the silencing of the AIDS reappraisal movement could be a skepticism based on or used for political motivations.It remains to be seen what his consideration with AIDS dissidence has ultimately cost him.When Thabo Mbeki supported the idea some deemed it to have a political motivation, while some sought to discredit him merely for showing any measure of consideration or support for the dissidence movement at all