Sunday, March 11, 2007
Rev. Bono
Ok, I've never liked U2 and I get tired of preachers that mention Bono so they can boost their cool factor, but this is a great speech that transcends his hollywood rock star ultra-fashion conscience image. If he ever hangs up his designer sunglasses, cuts ties with the fashion/music business and gives up pop music to do more preaching I'll be a big fan. He definately has the chops for it. I hope he also learns that one of the biggest barriers to large scale social justice is the large scale celebration of vanity and materialism.
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I STILL have chills from the end of that video. Amazing. U2 has been my favorite band since high school and will probably always be my favorite. I understnad what you're saying about the musc/fashion scene, but they are able to share their message of justice and peace to hundreds of thousands of people who all gather together to hear their music. I saw them about a year ago and am still affected by some of the things that were done and said there.
When you see so many celebrities using their fame and fortune to promote themselves and their own narrowmindedness, it's easy to think that "celebrity" is just another word for "brain damaged". Whatever you think about U2's music (and I happen to like it a lot), you have to respect a man that uses his celebrity to unite disparate factions in world politics for the goal of lifting the world out of extreme poverty. I say "BRAVO", as well as a hearty "AMEN"!
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