well when i was growing up and getting into U2 in the mid-80s, they were pretty much portrayed/perceived as a band with a cause, into social justice etc. etc., more than just a band, they had "meaning", and were an antidote to shallow hair metal and bad 80s pop at the time... never imagined them preaching capitalism really, not back then anyway... so i kind of find it hard to reconcile the capitalism with the social stuff, and, dare i say, it the "Jesus" stuff (not that i'm religious or anything myself)
I don't think that capitalism and social justice are at all mutually exclusive. Totally laissez-faire capitalism, sure, but I think it's pretty clear that U2 aren't advocating that.
I tend to agree with digitize here... not the laissez-faire, or vulture, or crony capitalism crap.
but i can understand the way you feel mama cass!
There is a term which i was also going to use "capitalism with a human face" but i went to look it up
as to its origins which I thought were related to Franklin D Roosevelt's era. Acording to Wiki it's Rhine capitalism: associtated w France, Spain, and Northern Europian Nations.
It also seems I have yet to (evetually) read surce material that
FDR wanted to do even more for more Americans than he already did before he unfortunately died.
And while not excusing Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt's Imperialistic side he said something damn amazing esp for a Republican (and i've on rare occasion's voted for (2) Liberal Republicans in my lifetime so far- way before the rise of the Tea Party and even more uber-corporatists)...
He spoke about the American worker getting a
living wage: able to have deccent work, healthcare, education, food, house/housing, vacation etc
I only heard about this in the past several years!
He was i think evetualy pushed out of the Republican Party and he ran in The Progressive Party.
Back to FDR... he, of course, eventually was called a "class traitor" ... At one of his speeches at the Democratic Convention... referring to those kind of people/their reactions.. "I welcome their hatred!"