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Originally Posted by patsylimerick

His credibility was pretty much shot, however, when he sank to likening his political opponents to Hitler.

No. His credibility stayed the same but he did earn more respect for simple accurate reporting.

Most importantly, however, while Bono has spoken about global warming, his platform is tackling global poverty; rooting out governmental corruption and tackling our insane systems of global money lending. That saves lives - it doesn't cost them - and potentially millions of them.

Bono isn't in any kind of elected position or in any place of expertise to be 'telling anyone' anything or to be 'speaking out' about things like he is 'for poor people' while someone else is 'against poors'.

I can go on television tomorrow and 'tell you' its time to help the poor and say how I'm taking a stand against it.
Then appear places looking concerned and 'damning those who cause this'.

Meanwhile, US and British troops killing Taliban is a very very effective way to eliminate corrupt governments.
(and one would hope this works on Ghaddafi one day).

Meanwhile, drilling mass amounts of oil all over the place is a very very effective way in reducing food prices for the worlds poorest people and getting them air-conditioners, stoves, pure water etc.
We absolutely know this in centuries of demonstrated practice.

And there are already THOUSANDS of organizations sending tens of thousands of workers to Africa in hands-on money-where-your-mouth-is well-digging missions.
Most of these are Christian orgs but plenty are plain 'secular' type groups of some kind.
So who the hell needs Bono to show up like he came up with the idea.
What Bono should do is join one of the many many Roman Catholic orgs in Ireland who have (before Bono) already put in place all kinds of volunteer positions.
I know 16 year old girls who spent 2 months in Africa hand-shoveling wells and swinging hammers for real.
Never saw Mr. Amazing shut the hell up for once and do that. And not for some 1 day self-glorifying documentary.
No... go try and match the teen girl from our Church youth group for 2 months. Then talk.

/medication induced rant