Originally posted by Sydney_MIke:[..]
I think you misunderstood what Bono said. He was making a generalisation about why celebrities make the public aware of donations and saying it's invariably done for self-promotion. He then mentioned some heated debate within the band about disclosing their PPE donation lest it be perceived as a case of self-promotion. I took him as saying the need to show and encourage support outweighed the risk of it being seen as gratuitous self-promotion. Perhaps Edge was in the "say nothing" camp.
Originally posted by miryclay:[..]
Plenty of criticism in Ireland.
Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
They would have also been criticised for not donating, (even if that wasn’t true) had they not made it public. It’s the lose lose scenario they find themselves in. I bet if the band went up to an individual and gave them a million pounds they would think Bono and the rest of them were the best thing going. People are twisted with there views and opinions. The band made a significant contribution that actually made a difference, I’m sure if you ask the health workers who had been desperate for PPE they would tell you that, imagine the feeling walking into work that day finally getting the protection they deserve. That outweighs all the big mouths with too much to say on social media, voicing there opinion likely being the only contribution they’ve made during the pandemic.
Originally posted by popmarter:[..]
It's not just U2 that suffer the spiteful and nasty comments in Ireland anyone with money or that is successful and has an opinion is basically lined up in front of a firing squad by the deadbeat trolls on social media.
Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
It seems to be a horrible habit that exists in a lot of parts of the world unfortunately and social media is just the worst of the worst when it comes to the things that get said. I know you’re from Ireland or you live there at least but I’m not and for the most part the Irish people I have met have been very friendly and I’ve got on well with them so I don’t want to make it a generalisation about Irish people but it’s a bit different for you popmarter if you’re talking about personal experiences. I live in scotland and have came across similar views and comments as well like the spiteful and nasty ones you mentioned.
Originally posted by kevinu267:[..]
Not like you to complain Danial is it
Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
All the idiots are out on Twitter having a go at Bono, just as well the band don’t do things based on the feedback they get otherwise they would have gave fuck all PPE to help the cause because some people are so ungrateful. Probably not the actual health care workers, I read at least one of them saying how grateful they were. Some people though it’s any reason to criticise the band or more so Bono.