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U2Man said:
but being a public person giving speeches about this matter, advocating solutions, trying to convince people - would it not benefit his cause if he as a person had all the credibility he could possibly have?
Yes, but then we're back to square one. In every single speech and interview I've heard Bono give on the subject, he's been VERY clear that he does not feel that celebrities should have to whore themselves out to politicians and the public just to get people to notice that half of our generation is starving to death. I think Bono would be extremely disappointed that people are judging the importance of this issue based on HIM and not the cause itself. All he wants to do is get people to wake up and smell the coffee. WE are responsible for educating ourselves, pressuring our governments, and working out solutions. He doesn't WANT us to become yes-men that follow him around, blindly believing in whatever he thinks is the right solution. All he wants us to do is CARE (and not about HIM but about the rest of the world). If we get caught up with his credibility and bla bla bla, we've already missed this point. We're making the issue "Bono's cause" where it should be OUR RESPONSIBILITY.