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  2. Originally posted by hamman:[..]
    Bono said he was serious in the way to deal with Extremism is to laugh at them and Europe should let refugees in. People living under isis control would be beheaded if they started laughing at them. We have already seen the effects of letting Syrian refugees into Europe.


    Refugees fleeing for their lives and to protect their families are not the enemy here, as Bono made abundantly clear during the tour last year. The more the West perpetuates that kind of black-and-white narrative, the more ISIS wins. They can't believe that Muslims actually want to flee to the West instead of live under their self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria and Iraq!

    Of course, I say this as an American, not a European. But God help us if Donald Trump (or Ted Cruz) gets elected to be our next president - carpet-bombing terrorists and their families and deporting all Muslims are not exactly the policies to undercut the ideology that ISIS feeds off of to recruit new members.
  6. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]
    Seeing as how much of their lyrical content is about God, not so sure this is true (about it being grounded in reality). But very much agreed on the humanitarian stuff.


    If you are a person of faith (and Bono most certainly is), God is about as real as it gets. Plus, Bono's faith is one of action, one that requires you to get into the world and get your hands dirty. If there's any doubt of that, just look at Please. There's a lot of literature and interviews out there in which Bono cites his faith as the core foundation of his humanitarian efforts.


  7. Bullet The Blue Sky/Zooropa/Streets must have been really hard to listen to this time around since that entire sequence is dedicated to the acceptance of refugees.
  8. Probably Adam just means being reunited with his instrument......

    Tribeca just started and Edge is well known for going there like every year....
  9. Originally posted by ahn1991:[..]


    Bullet The Blue Sky/Zooropa/Streets must have been really hard to listen to this time around since that entire sequence is dedicated to the acceptance of refugees.
    I bet not, music means different things to different people no matter what someone dedicates or says
  10. I think it's great that this topic comes up in conversation on fansites like this and 100% Bono's intention.
  11. Exactly. At least he's raising awareness of the problems.
  12. But more on topic, it seems like the band are getting back together again from their various exploits. Given some of the rumors to emerge, I'm cautiously optimistic about a late spring/early summer album release.


    Also, how about those U2 subscription serigraphs
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