Bono Enlightens Us

Paul Hewson, the minimally-talented dullard known as Bono, tells Rolling Stone “silence is not an option.” But when has he ever shut up about America and American politics– despite having been made enormously rich by American audiences that still fall for the plodding, meandering, go-nowhere music of U2? Perhaps less disdain is in order for 40% of his US fans from those terrible flyover red states.

Heroically, against all odds and demonstrating tremendous courage, this great humanitarian is… anti-Trump. He won’t call him by name, but rather the “Big Primate.” And like all elites, his endless gushing about democracy does not extend to democratic outcomes that he doesn’t like, namely the 2016 US presidency and Brexit. Real democracy in Hewson’s mind means the right candidate wins– e.g. Macron, for whom he shows a sickly-sweet admiration.

It’s particularly bizarre to hear a former Irishman (taxes and hubris compel him to claim “citizen of the world” status) complain about “Fortress Europe.” I bet his Irish ancestors could have done with a bit less domination by the English and a bit more Fortress Ireland.

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11:04 am on December 28, 2017