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Originally Posted by Psycho Dad
AIDS was a recognized problem long before anyone ever heard of U2 or Bono.
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No it wasn't. AIDS wasn't a seriously recognized problem until the mid '80s. I also don't see what this has to do with him trying to help against it. If I were to go out and start trying to raise money for cancer, am I just not worth any consideration because I happened to be born after cancer was discovered?
Anyway, as much as Bono pisses me off (and he does), the arguments you two are making do not make much sense to me. I mean no offense, but they have the appearance of being made out of jealousy rather than logic. You can't look at these things in terms of absolutes like "this is the living wage, this is what the average person makes, therefore this is all you need". If you think in absolute terms like that, one could attack nearly anyone on this forum for choosing to selfishly hoard all of their money instead of giving it to charity and living "modestly". Bono still does a lot of work with AIDS and other causes, and whether it is for publicity or not, he has put a lot of effort into it and has raised government awareness, money, and other things.