pro Bono

[Chris Burford <cburford@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> the imperialist shark Paul O'Neill and his stooge Bono are
> visiting this part of the world making noises about how poverty can
> be eliminated. An utterly grotesque spectacle.




I do not see how Bono is reactionary on this. Nor does it spread illusions
that Bush and his administration are likely to do what they say.

Besides someone has to undermine the christian right.

From Time:

> The model for a new approach is Jubilee 2000, which campaigned with great
> success to reduce developing-world debt. Jubilee 2000 was based in Europe,
> not the U.S., and its foot soldiers were not liberal activists but
> churchgoers. I remember covering a huge demonstration at the 1999 G-8
> summit in Cologne, Germany, that was led not by black-clad anarchists but
> by nuns singing hymns. Bono's support for the campaign was critical; he
> gave a patina of glamour to people who would otherwise have been dismissed
> as nice but deeply unfashionable.
>
> Now he is convinced that the same coalition can be built in the U.S. In
> the past few months, Bono has consistently stressed the need for
> campaigners to work with church groups. Last week he told me of his
> determination to reach out to "grassroots conservative Republicans." The
> pitch to the Bush Administration for more foreign aid is deliberately
> aimed to appeal to both self-interest and idealism. The war against
> terrorism, Bono argues, needs to be accompanied by "the pursuit of a less
> dangerous world for Americans, one where 'America' is once again a great
> idea, contagious and inclusive."


Did not Robeson once sing about an America that was inclusive?



Chris Burford