I have to agree with the assumption that the closing of the "free your mind" thread will lose a lot of members.
It was the first place I went to, and I would frequently learn a lot about the world.
If the moderators would like this website to focus on the arbitrary aspects of life: crushes on U2 members, pop tarts, "Lemonade", etc etc, then they are doing a shame to what U2's music stands for.
I'm certain that U2's own frontman, Bono, would shake his head and give an embarassingly condesending laugh at the news of this news. (I can see him right now, getting the news)....--->
U2 assistant is charge of public relations: "Hey Bono, what's going on?
Bono: "Just trying to figure out the mess in Africa, how about you...how are YOU doing?"
U2 assistant: "Well, you'll never believe this, but you know how I'm suppose to check out what the fans are up to in fan sites, and stuff like that?"
Bono: "Yes, I love the fans. The fans are my bread and butter."
U2 assistant: "Well, here's the thing. You know how important current affairs are, right?"
Bono: "Right, go on."
U2 assistant: "RIGHT!, Well, as it turns out there's this website called Interference.com and they have this forum alotted specifically to the discussion of politics. religion and anything else that's going on in the "ADULT WORLD". Due to unknown reasons the moderators of the website. The ones who run the show, so to speak, got rid of it this morning.
Bono: "Good GOD, why!?!?!"
U2 Assistant: "Apparently people weren't compromising their beliefs. They weren't settling down and not concealing their opinions and dreams."
Bono: "But those are actions that I encourage every time I give an interview or speech. Dream out loud. Don't let the bastards drag you down....yadda yadda yadda. This is truly disturbing, and these moderators claim to be fans of my music? What a load of crap. This is all crap."
U2 Assistant: "I know Bono, I thought you'd like to know about how these hypocrites were distorting your whole outlook of life. Isn't that odd, that they would go to the trouble of setting up a website in your honor and then elminate a forum that deals with the subjects that interest you most?"
Bono: "Charlie (that's the assistant's name), there's a lesson I've learned being a rock star with a conscience. Some fans like the happy tunes. Let's call them the McCartney's. Some like the tunes with a message. Let's call them the Lennon's. Then are the those that like the messages, but respect the lighter stuff. We'll call those fans the Harrisons. Are you getting the Beatle analogy?"
U2 Assistant: "Bono you are so WISE!"
Bono: "Yes, I know....it's true."
(Bono sits back in his chair to endulge the admiration. 20 seconds go by when Charlie says...)
U2 Assistant: "Get on with it"
Bono: "Right, well that's the state of the world. Apparently these moderators are more concerned with the U2 that did "Mysterious Ways", "The Sweetest Thing", "Desire", and other ditties. Those of the fans that are getting the shaft by the closing of the current event forum, who like the rougher cuts like God Part II, Exit, Please, and Sunday Bloody Sunday are just going to have to go someplace else. It will make the forum kind of irrelevant, but there are enough teenie-boppers to fill an entire website, aren't there?
U2 Assistant: "Sadly, yes."
Bono: "So you wanna go get wasted? I've got some Bailey's in my closet?"
U2 assistant: "Hella yeah!!!!!!!!!!!"
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