Posted on 10/26/2022 9:01:32 AM PDT by montag813
by Becca London | RNN
Bono, the lead singer of U2, said that he has realized the redistribution of resources won't help poor people the way that commerce and entrepreneurial capitalism will help them.
The iconic musician and humanitarian made the comments during an interview with the New York Times published Monday. He talked about starting out as a left-wing activist but eventually realizing that capitalism helps the most poor people.
"I ended up as an activist in a very different place from where I started. I thought that if we just redistributed resources, then we could solve every problem. I now know that’s not true," Bono explained.
"There’s a funny moment when you realize that as an activist: The off-ramp out of extreme poverty is, ugh, commerce, it’s entrepreneurial capitalism," he added. "I spend a lot of time in countries all over Africa, and they’re like, eh, we wouldn’t mind a little more globalization actually. I would point out that there has been a lot of progress over the years."
He went on to point out that businesspeople are heroes because they bring jobs to communities.
"Capitalism is a wild beast. We need to tame it," Bono said. "But globalization has brought more people out of poverty than any other -ism. If somebody comes to me with a better idea, I’ll sign up. I didn’t grow up to like the idea that we’ve made heroes out of businesspeople, but if you’re bringing jobs to a community and treating people well, then you are a hero. That’s where I’ve ended up."
He also said he doesn't like seeing people wear shirts with the visage of Che Guevara, the communist fighter who helped a dictatorship seize control of Cuba.
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W R O N G ! There isn't a problem. There are problems in this world,
but Climate Change / CO2 isn't one of them.
Please stop buying into the B.S.
Is it ok to go to U2 concerts again?
Bono and U2 dodge all Irish taxes. They have 3-4 corporations in Holland. This is called a Dutch sandwich
Bono sez..... My globalist schemes. You pay for them, not me
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Good for Bono. Glad he came around. I hope he can persuade many others to see things the same way.
Many years ago, the Catholic church published an encyclical on the subject of free enterprise versus socialism which came down strongly on the side of free enterprise. I wonder if Bono may have been influenced by it.
Please don’t believe this BS.
He isn’t talking about free market capitalism. He is referring to the new “stakeholder” or “inclusive” capitalism. It is just fascism rebranded since “the state” can’t coordinate with business to run the economy in a global marketplace. They are replacing the state with the NGOs and billion dollar multinational corporations to achieve the same end.
Bono has not turned into a good guy or seen the light all of a sudden.
Read up on what he is referring to here:
https://www.inclusivecapitalism.com/
I have nothing for U2, or Bono....., and yes, I have seen them live.
Shut up and sing.
Capitalism teaches people to do 'favors' for each other - - then creates the system for keeping track of those favors - what we call 'money'. It's the sanest, most civilized form of humanitarian assistance the world has seen... I suspect Bono got a lot of this sublimely from Leonard Cohan - a fierce anti communist...
Capitalism teaches people to do 'favors' for each other - - then creates the system for keeping track of those favors - what we call 'money'. It's the sanest, most civilized form of humanitarian assistance the world has seen... I suspect Bono got a lot of this sublimely from Leonard Cohan - a fierce anti communist...
It took Bono 22 extra years to catch up to Churchill…
I guess there are some socialists that are coming after HIS stuff now, time for the pivot.
globalization has brought more people out of poverty than any other -ism.
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Globalism is not capitalism.
He writes heart tugging lyrics for a living.
The verses say one thing
His chorus says another.
It’s a bono fide head fake.
Never cared for that pompous ass.
Another save the world, in his private jet, liberal jerk.
“Wow, when you can convince Bono that socialism is bad, that is sayin something.”
Hypocrite Bono has known that for a long time. It just wasn’t professionally feasible to go there at the time.
Look back to 2006 when U2 moved its music businesses from Ireland to Netherlands to avoid paying higher Irish taxes. At the same time, asking Ireland to do more in helping underdeveloped countries.
But that was with OPM (Other people’s money)
Smart business move for U2, but not in line with how he lectured others.
uh, oh.....someone’s coming for Bono’s money. :)
Didn’t Bono escape poverty through Capitalism many years ago and he is just realizing this?
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After becoming a billionaire selling something people want, he just now realized the power of capitalism? Better late than never.
Bono Is borderline retarded if he has to be almost 60 years old to figure this out.
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