Protests about U2 Playing

[Wooderson]

this time last year this forum was buzzing at the great news that the ole Bonohead show was off, so be careful what you wish for... LOL!

[Bobser]

Ha!! Typical that there's always a few cocks looking to make out Bono is actually the devil incarnate and he is pulling the wool over our eyes.

Seriously Scorp, why waste your time trying to point this out? Why the chip on the shoulder? Does Bonos 'preaching' make you feel that guilty, that you look for holes in his story?

Get a life you dick and stop wasting you life posting links on the net that prove nothing. At least use a credible source.

[Spindles]

Two or three troll gobshites like you were buzzing.

[scorp]

Ha!! Typical that there's always a few cocks looking to make out Bono is actually the devil incarnate and he is pulling the wool over our eyes.

Seriously Scorp, why waste your time trying to point this out? Why the chip on the shoulder? Does Bonos 'preaching' make you feel that guilty, that you look for holes in his story?

Get a life you dick and stop wasting you life posting links on the net that prove nothing. At least use a credible source.

[jimmy93]

It appears that people only believe and follow through on what they choose.

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[Torcs4]

To think Bono is just shaking a can for more aid is a pretty bad misreading.

It's very rare to ever hear him even mention aid, and when he does, it's most often in making very clear that he is not after it. Almost always it's more simple things like better third world access to drugs, debt restructuring or cancellation, more/smart trade etc. Aid always has been and always will be a part of it, but it's really not anywhere near his or his groups focus.

Here: http://www.one.org/international/issues/

[danbailey80]

clearly, a credible source for some bonoze fans around here would be a u2 fanzine for the under 10s. if you don't like the daily fail and its sources, the web is full of stuff about africa and the aid machine, not to mention aid and glorified pop idols.

just one, picked at random: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4209956.stm

also useful: http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/8293/ It concludes:

"The problem of Live Aid was not where the money did or did not end up, but rather its creation of a new relationship between the West and the Third World, where we flatter ourselves into believing we are the saviours of poor, pathetic, corrupt Africa."

+ http://www.africanaidsaction.org/media1.htm Like the Mandela bloke, its says: "Geldof and Bono's Charity is Crippling Africa".

Then there's the tax cop out issue, but i'll leave that to Uncut.

Dr P, at your service...

Edited June 5, 2011 by danbailey80

[strummer77]

Some views and factoids:

(i) stop the giving, it's spoiling africa - says aid to Nelson Mandela:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1391714/Mandela-aide-Handouts-making-Africa-spoilt-child.html

Will Bono listen? will he fook...He certainly won't like this, cuz he's embedded up to his eyeballs in part of the problem:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1394154/Live-Aids-corrosive-legacy-David-Cameron-UKs-overseas-aid-budget.html

Or this:

(iii) The Live Aids [and similar] of this world are bollox. says... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1392276/David-Cameron-caught-international-aid-budget.html

[scorp]

Three articles by that racist right wing mag isn't going to sway me to your POV... whatever it is.

[DaveMac]

Three articles by that racist right wing mag isn't going to sway me to your POV... whatever it is.

[strummer77]

OK, let's bypass the daily fail and my pov shall we and go for an african view:

http://www.africanaidsaction.org/media1.htm

[strummer77]

To think Bono is just shaking a can for more aid is a pretty bad misreading.

It's very rare to ever hear him even mention aid, and when he does, it's most often in making very clear that he is not after it. Almost always it's more simple things like better third world access to drugs, debt restructuring or cancellation, more/smart trade etc. Aid always has been and always will be a part of it, but it's really not anywhere near his or his groups focus.

Here: http://www.one.org/international/issues/

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Ta

[danbailey80]

OK, let's bypass the daily fail and my pov shall we and go for an african view:

http://www.africanaidsaction.org/media1.htm

Edited June 5, 2011 by danbailey80

[essex_jim]

I can't even see how.they are going to be able to do this protest anyway. Taking a pile of inflatable money from a Irish banner to a dutch banner. In a field packed from front to back with people. So either they will have to try and squeeze past people watching the set whilst holding the thing or try and get the crowd to pass it. Either way, I can't see anyone being very cooperative

[PabloCoke]

Exactly, if it comes near me out comes the lighter and I'll burst the thing.

[aaalec]

At least essex_jim has a basic grasp of grammar. Idiot.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

At least essex_jim has a basic grasp of grammar. Idiot.

[muddyslingbax]

Those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Spelling. Not grammar.

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

have these people paid £200 just to do this?

[Bobser]

Stop finding stuff on the internet to back your argument. I could find you articles on gays being evil - doesn't mean I'm right.

Read my post above.

[CaledonianGonzo]

So who's right? Well, call me mainstream, but I'm partial to the opinion that Bob and Bono have done a huge amount for world poverty and awareness of various causes.

[essex_jim]

Well your a prick then.

[Leedspete]

They both certainly endorsed the policies of the 1995 G8 summit which were less about alleviating the root causes of poverty and more about opening Africa up further for private sector involvement and free market 'solutions'.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Wouldn't you say this would always be the outcome when anything on a large scale is done to alleviate poverty? How would charity which helped raise countries out of poverty not hasten picking off countries and their resources by our most lovely companies?

I agree with you btw, I'm just putting myself in from the other side, just because I like to.