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Originally Posted by patsylimerick

No they are not doing it "for no self interest whatsoever". Everyone has an ego. Everyone gains as they give; that's how we're programmed and thank God it is. Self-interest is a vital component of being human. It's a matter of scale. And Bono happens to be at the other end of the scale in terms of fame - and in terms of criticism; and even arguably in terms of ego. So what? Everything's relative. He does more than his fair share and he's a lazy, easy target for criticism the progeny of which completely baffles me.

He gets far more than his fair share of payback just for making a few speeches. Lording it up with world leaders, receiving peace awards, revelling in the saintly glow that his fans bestow on him....yeah, thats quite some reward for making a few very obvious speeches. Because saying that rich goverments should not be feeding off dirt poor countries is a mindblowing revelation, right?

Meanwhile, you might care to address the fact he avoids paying much needed taxes. Which is, after all, at the core of this issue.