No(Bottom) Line On The Horizon.....

national | anti-capitalism | opinion/analysis

Sunday July 26, 2009 18:41

by paul o toole

pauljotoole at eircom dot net

U2 hypocriticritical Money Making Machine, the omissive lies, and the adoring fans.

Wether or not Bonos tax affairs are legal or not is irrelevent, completely irrelevent. The morality he preaches lies in direct opposition to his own actions. The €28 million taken at Croke Park this weekend is a tiny drop in the U2 offshore ocean of money. Obviously the only thing that matters to Bono is his bottom line and he hasnt found that either.
Bono and U2 are part of a $160 Billion tax avoidance scheme which deprives Sub-Saharan Africans of what is rightfully their money. If half this money was paid it would virtually eradicate starvation in Africa. If Bono was 'a good guy', he would gladly pay this and he would also encourage his fellow tax dodging friends to do likewise.....or expose them.

In his Sweatshops in Lesotho, where the 'ethical line of clothing' is made, he pays kids $4/ day, as they each produce about $4,000/day in 'Edun' clothing..... this $4/day is about 80% of what is concidered miminum wage for the reigion.

Bono mentions that every three seconds a kid needlessly dies of starvation, he never mentions that every three minutes an Oil tanker, a Coal ship, a high pressure Gas tanker, leaves Africas shores. Diamonds, Gold, Pearls, Platinum, Silver..... leaves by the truck load.

At least Larry Mullen attacked him for hanging arround with what Larry called 'War Criminals', and he clearly dosent like to be reminded of that when in public. He followed official lines when asked about his friends invading soverign countries... citing 'Mistakes were made', or 'anyone can make mistakes'.
This is the word of a self professed humanitarian regarding Genocide.
Bono calls 2.3 million people murdered, 500,000 orphaned, 7 million homeless, a country destroyed,. He calls this 'a mistake'...........
If Bono stands any chance of giving a damn about anythung other than himself, it will only come when his fans wake up and tell him.

When the 250 tonnes of stage is flown out to the next venue, and the clash of the ash returns to Croker, and all your hard earned money is safe in Bono's bank account in Holland, and all the hubbub is gone, will anyone be the wiser or will a life be saved.....no. Could something lasting and important have hapened....yes.....its just a pity that someone with an informed concience dosent lead the worlds greatest pop band.