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Bono is a charade

Bono is a charade

I wrote about Bono in another post. Here's a more in depth view on Mint Press News.

The Frontman of Empire: How Bono’s “Activism” Serves the Powerful
Alan Maclead uncovers U2 lead singer Bono’s ties to war criminals, murky government-funded think-tanks and megacorporations.

I haven't taken the time to fact check the piece but I think it's accurate, albeit incomplete. Here's a story on The Electronic Intifada detailing Bono and the Edge doing business with a bank profiting from Israel’s colonization of Palestinian land.

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/david-cronin/bono-and-edge-pocket-millions-deal-israeli-bank

Bono is part of the crowd that Anand Giridharadas wrote about in his seminal book, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World. Bono has made bank by doing well by doing good - preaching that he's helping the poor or some cause, when in fact he's standing over them with his boot on their necks. He's right up there with the world's biggest phonies.

tty next time,