21st Dec 2005
More Bono Worship
The reason I appreciate Bono so much is for his single-minded, passionate devotion to his cause. He is able to be an advocate without becoming cynical, selling out, or getting sidetracked by partisan games. His spirituality motivates him to action, and he motivates others to follow his lead.
Recent resources:
1) Two articles from the New York Times Magazine: “The Statesman” (it’s 14 pages on the website, but so worth it) and “10 Questions for Bono”.
2) “Bono: The Rolling Stone Interview.” This interview has also been on iTunes as a podcast. The podcast on Politics was especially fascinating, because the interviewer kept trying to bait Bono into bashing the Bush administration. Bono was incredibly optimistic, and not to be swayed by evidence that Bush would not live up to his promises (for canceling debt and increasing relief). It was apparent that Bono is a firm believer in incremental change, and that he knows how to work with, and speak the language of, many various groups.
3) The One Campaign to Make Poverty History. This is an activism project that Bono and 2 million of his closest friends are working on. Sign up to be notified of simple actions that can be taken to fight AIDS and poverty. Bono says in an email recently:
Beating AIDS and extreme, stupid poverty, this is our moon shot. This is our generation’s civil rights struggle, our anti-apartheid movement. This is what the history books will remember our generation for — or blame us for, if we fail. We can’t afford to fail nor will we.
Such visionary leadership is not easily come by in these times.
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