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U2: Bono
i think bono is a W**ker, he doesnt play live coz he cant produce his music live!
he goes on about make poverty history when he can probably wipe it out over nite with the money he got and the rest like bob geldof e.t.c
i totally agree with poverty but i think look after poverty in this country before you start worrying about other countries, sorry but that what i think! look after your own first!
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What do you mean he doesn't play live? I saw him live twice in Manchester just a few weeks ago. It WAS live.
He is NOT rich enough to wipe out world poverty - which should not be confused with debt. They are linked, but separate.
I also find it hard to respect someone who is pleased about world poverty. You said "I agree with poverty".
I hope you give very generously to The Big Issue etc - as someone who's probably in the top 14% richest people in the world - you could probably afford to wipe out poverty in thehis country, eh?
i love ignorance like yours mate. 'look after our own first' ... so niaive
You may hate U2 and Bono for their music but i dont think they would really care of your opinion on that. At least now with the so called 'going on' at you from bono+bob you have educated your self to be aware of others needs before your ignorant self. You may disagree about helping the third world and thats your perogative of course but at least you perhaps have a better understanding of it which is brought about by celebrities, musicians and people in the public eye talking about it.
Keep your money in your pocket to treat and lavish your own life... thats best... just when you see starving dying african children dying every 3 seconds just close your eyes and think about spending three quid on a pint - much better !
I do agree that they should look after the poverty in this country but its nowhere near as bad as out there at the end of the day over here there are places where the homeless can go and people do give to the homeless. And whats this about bono not singing live he was live when we seen him a few weeks ago, youre just having a stab at him cos you dont like him i suggest instead of wasting your time blowing off put your money where your mouth is and help to stop this poverty what ever country we live in, it doesnt sound like bonos the ****** to me!
Oh - maybe I copied it down wrong. I typed in �30,000 - that's the going rate for a trainee solicitor in London in their first year. Just rechecked - it's top 0.877%
Obviously I don't HAVE the job yet - I'm just thinking how scary it is that there must be SOOOO many people living on literally nothing.
Mind you - if it's not done on relative wealth then it does detract a bit. But still - scary stuff.
PS - Agree with all comments reidentifying the w*nker. jamie_john - I hope you are thoroughly ashamed of yourself. If you started this thread just to p*ss people off, don't take any satisfaction. I get from the tone of the posts that people are laughing at you, or pitying you for being so naive, rather than getting irate about your unintelligent narrowminded comments!
If the tables were turned then yes. We would be in poverty, strangled by corrupt leaders, disease and civil war. They would be affluent countries whose leaders might occasionally lie and make mistakes but they don't deliberately sabotage attempts to improve the lives of their own citizens. I think in that situation, Africa WOULD help Europe + the US.
Can I ask - how do you "in some way totally agree"? Surely you either totally agree, or you in some way agree!? Plesae clarify.
No I don't put Africa before I country - but I've never been called to either. I'm a very patriotic person actually.
However, it's the scale of it all that jamie_john fails to realise. I'm not saying that being homeless is something that's the person's own fault, but there are already many charities working to help the homeless and those in poverty in the UK.
Given that we cannot eradicate homelessness in the UK (I wish we could, but I'm being realistic) jamie_john's attitude would mean that we would never turn to trying to help others abroad.
In fact, taken to its logical conclusion, jamie_john's arguement would suggest that until we each feel that our own lives are utterly perfect, there is no need to give a t0ss about anyone else's life at all.
I feel that conquering poverty in the UK and doing so in Africa are not two mutually exclusive tasks. I don't see why we can't work on both at the same time.
There are many celebrities who endorse UK charities, and I don't think that Bono and Bob and Midge (who does all the work but seems to get forgotten) (I'm not trying to sound like I'm friends with them, I just can't be bothered with surnames - which would have been quicker to type than this explanatory note!!!) are doing any harm in trying to bring political attention to the plight of Africans.
Yes the bombings brought our attention sharply back home and that is only right. But money and political campaigning won't stop terrorist attacks on the UK (see my views here if you're interested). However, political campaigns MAY help Africa, and if they don't they won't have made it worse.
PHEW!!! :-)
Did you read ANYTHING posted up here!?! Seriously - did you?
Did you not see the comments about how we can't cure poverty in this country so we may as well work on both problems at once.
If you're ever ill, do you think it would be fair if the doctors refused to treat you until they'd made sure that all their own family were in perfect health?
Did you read my comments about following your ideas to their logical conclusion?
Or did you just choose to read what suited you because you're too short-sighted to see beyond your own doorstep?