Jumping on the bandwagon?

[dcfcsteve]

Well I've never refused to do anything Ann Murphy asked of me!.....

I have ! Euuuchh - she's one sick sheila.......!

[Peadar]

she's one sick sheila.......!

No, no Steve, Sheila is the sister.

[dcfcsteve]

No, no Steve, Sheila is the sister.

I know - Ann was trying to get whole family involved.....!

[Lionel Ritchie]

I'm on about the Make Poverty History thing in the top right corner.
Whilst it's all very fashionable to get behind Geldof and Co., I fail to see how a bunch of rich people complaining about another bunch of rich people will actually make an ounce of difference to poverty in Africa or anywhere else in the world.
Call me a cynic, but what's going to happen with all the money from the extra album sales these fellas make?
Anyone else feel slightly uneasy about the whole campaign? Seems to me to have been manipulated by a group of rich ****s for their own personal gain.
Noticed today that the London Times is supporting the campaign. Guess who owns the paper......Rupert Murdoch.

I'd share some of your concerns Brendy. I think what Geldof is trying to achieve is noble and his motivation is beyond reproach. But I can't help but feel that this is a first world, middle class love-in where people wave their glo-sticks and satiate their conscience that they've 'done their bit' to wipe out poverty.
Yet -while we're told 3 billion watched some bit of this concert -only a small fraction of that number bothered to sign the petition.
Also -about half the people attending those concerts won't vote AT ALL -out of choice -in their countries elections and of the half that do vote -most will vote for candidates and parties whose policies are in direct head on conflict with the objectives or aims of Live8.

So I hope I'm wrong but -I think the greatest good that'll come out of it might be a Pink Floyd re-union.

[patsh]

I would be very supportive of Geldof and Bono, and feel that the vast majority of the people involved are there for the right reasons, but outside of this being a massive concert, what else will come of it?

They have spoken about raising consciousness, but will the young people of America really ignore the Democratic/Republican choice at the next election and ensure the election of someone like Ralph Nader?
Will Blair/whatever tosser the Tories put up/Kennedy be ignored and some radical aparty believeing in justice for all get into power?
Will something like this happen in ANY country??

I can't see it, and I realise that we shouldn't stop trying, but I think the answer has been given already by the massive security in Scotland which is there by the order of Goverment to suppress, stop and contain any free expression of what we all were supposed to be showing support for last Saturday.