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June 22, 2005
Bono: A Rarity Among Celebrities
Mark Coffey at Decision '08 highlights one celebrity activist who is actually making himself useful, at least relatively. Bono, lead singer for the great rock band U2, has displayed the ability to avoid the blindness induced by extreme emotion-driven partisanship. This ability has actually allowed him to further his causes, because he can thus support any effort that has proven effective--including those originating from the Bush administration. Mark writes:
Bono has wined and dined with Pat Robertson, Jesse Helms, Billy Graham, and other figures on the right, instead of staying in the comfortable liberal celebrity cocoon, a sign of his seriousness. And he's found an ally in the Bush administration, which is doing more for debt relief and the fight against Aids in Africa than any previous administration by a wide margin.
As I've often said, for me to take an opponent (or ally for that matter) seriously, they must display the ability to admit the other side is right if presented with verifiable evidence that warrants that conclusion. My respect for such a person goes up immensely, and they are altogether too rare these days.
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I have no problem with the liberal ideology, I simply disagree with it. If every liberal spent as much time as Bono solving the problems they complain about, I would have no beef with anyone. I would simply try to pursuade them to change their ideology and let the chips fall where they may.
Bono is the perfect example of someone far more obsessed with creating change than complaining about the lack of change. THAT is a true liberal. Agree with his ideology or not (and alot of it is easy to agree with) I can respect him for his resolve and results oriented drive.
Posted by: Jim Voigt at June 22, 2005 03:12 PM
