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Down with U2 Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:22 am

No I'm not saying "I'm down with U2."  I'm saying "Down with U2!  Death to U2!"  Whenever U2 comes on the radio, I make it a point to change the channel.  I refuse to listen to a band that uses their international fame to advance their political agenda.  Even if it's for a good cause.  Go ahead, Bono, find a solution to poverty.  Just don't expect me to support your cause by listening to your music.  I think it gives celebrities an unfair amount of power.  Just look at those antiwar idiots in Hollywood, like Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon.  I'm all for freedom of speech and freedom of opinion (I use those freedoms to further this propaganda!).  The thing I don't like is when people in powerful positions use their fame and media spotlight to further their points of view.  They claim, "Everybody has the right to free speech."  True.  But not everybody has a face and name that billions of people would recognize and listen to.  Not everybody can go on talk shows and spout out their political opinions.  So while I'm all for free speech, I'm also for fairness.  Powerful people shouldn't be allowed to spread their opinions just because they have fame and money.  They should be like the rest of us nobodies, blabbing our half-truths on websites with little to no traffic!

Linked:  Coldplay, Famous Newton

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