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I'm not sure that I fully understand some elements of your post.
Firstly, Bono actually has at times made a bit of a big deal about being from a 'salt-of-the-earth' working class background, albeit maybe not quite in the sense of people like Springsteen and Mellencamp. Indeed, back in the '80's or early 90's, Bono's late father complained in an interview that Bono was presenting his upbringing and background as being desperately tough, whereas in fact, though they certainly didn't have it easy, that was mainly due to Bono's mother unfortunately passing away at a young age. They were not well off, but they were not poor either, not by the standards of 1970's northside Dublin.
I don't really understand your second paragraph. You seem to be assuming that I am talking purely of the US economy situation, which is not what I am saying at all.
Thanks, at least, for addressing my thread in a respectful way and not with the trollish comments some have made.
Hi Fianance Guy and thanks for your reply. I now have a better understanding of what your intentions were with this thread. And financially Bono's family, during his upbringing, was a little bit better standard than mine. Single mom's ( I was raised by one) did not make the same salaries as their male counterparts and with four of us kids. Things were tough. We really were poor/working class.
I'm sorry, in regards to my second paragraph. I have re-read it and it did come off as being snotty. It was more of a blanket statement, to those who seem to know all about the U.S. Critical of the average people who live here and have never even stepped foot in my country. I also believe that the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland were a horrible time for the folks, who had to experience this on a daily basis. I understand division.
During the sixties, when I was a child. America was greatly divided over the Vietnam War. The poor were drafted into the Army and the rich college kids, avoided the war and protested. Of course, I saw this from a poor child's point of view. Since, it was our fathers and brothers, who if they were lucky and returned home, suffered nightmares. They were spit upon and looked upon as baby killers. This influenced my generation, who was more closely related to the punk movement. We felt, stop living off of daddy's money, put down your signs and your weed, and get a job. Like the rest of us. We were not sympathetic to the Hippies. Though, we also disagreed with the war. We were resentful of the treatment towards our families. I know this post is a bit long. So, I will end it here. And it was nice chatting with you, FG.