IanoDublin on June 09, Link. Disregard all of the good the US has done in the past, and focus on the fact that YOU don't like that guns are legal here. Open-mindedness is one of the main things I like about your country General Comment This song is only partly about the war in El Salvador. Bono said in an interview that he wrote it about Ronald Reagan's support of the Contra rebels, who were tearing El Salvador apart.
So it's not really anti-American, but it is anti-Reagan. ErrBound on February 20, Bono Edge Adam an Larry Jr are all great an talented artist.
General Comment yeah i see it now. American people has been said that the World hates them, and this is not totally true, most people who have things against America are people who is being affected by the US government or some of their policies or victims of the US interests. Many times the intentions are good but the results are disastrous and in general, it is of the best interest of both America and the World if the US would stop messing with other countries both for helping and blocking, to stop being a country with a so exaggerated nationalism and bellicose tradition military , and be more open-minded, peaceful and harmonious country as it was intended by the very founders most of.
If this song is trying to say something, I think it is precisely that. General Comment Whether live or recorded, this song is fantastic. And of course it's anti-American. The line "Who run into the arms of America" prove this. Clearly these women and children are not running into the military arms of America. I was particularly impressed with how Bono turned it round to get at America's domestic policy as well as foreign policy on the Elevation tour.
I've had a problem with the gun laws in America for quite a while but the images of the little girl holding a gun made me feel physically sick. And whoever that guy is who said "There are no good guns, there are no bad guns. A gun in the hands of a bad man is a bad thing.
Trackbacks are Off. Pingbacks are Off. Refbacks are Off. Forum Rules. All times are GMT The time now is AM. Contact Us - U2Interference. Recent Entries. Best Entries. Best Blogs. Search Blogs. Having a difficult time expressing his thoughts about what he had been through in El Salvador, Bono spoke to Edge about putting his experience into song. And, it is that missile-firing guitar and the driving bass lines that enhance and intensify the lyrics that sound as if they could be found in both the Old and New Testaments.
The Jesus Christ I believe in was the man who turned over the tables in the temple and threw the money-changers out…There is a radical side to Christianity that I am attracted to. And I think without a commitment to social justice, it is empty…Why are people left on the side of the road in the United States? To me, we are living in the most un-Christian times.
But I am really inspired by it…If you are not committed to the poor, what is religion? Well, like I wrote earlier, it was an overtly anti-Trump performance on a show that usually panders to those without a political spine. But, not only is military spending important, America and Trump are bandstanding and showboating to create what feels like an imminent nuclear war with North Korea to cover up the Russia investigation as well as his insecurities as an inept president.
In a far off palace in a far-fetched land Another baby plays a baby grand Fingers on the keys of a siren song Finger on the button of oblivion. As I listened to this version, I just shiver. The fear these lyrics create is real. Everything Trump is setting into motion will not only affect Americans and the world now, but the future generations. And, quickly find that their brand of nationalism and military power frightening.
To end, I would like to leave you with a couple of passages from authors and theologians whose words are more profound and intelligent than mine could ever be. Idolatry, or the worship of false gods, is perhaps the sin to which the Bible most often calls attention, particularly within the Hebrew Scriptures.
If other nations refuse to accept our agenda for their future, we bash them — verbally or militarily. The often unspoken but deeply held assumption to which we feel we must cling is that we are always right; any nation can be bashed save us.
In order to assume unchallenged preeminence in the bashing department, we create inordinately expensive and increasingly superfluous weapon systems, at the cost of the decay of our schools, our social services, our infrastructure, and, increasingly, our environment.
It is a policy under which everyone loses. As long as the god of nationalism continues to rule us we can only anticipate more of the same: false even unstated goals, neglect of the needy, disregard for the truth, and lack of directions for the present, let alone the future. Only through the dethronement of the false god, and our liberation from its control over lives, can we begin to turn the tide. Perhaps the greatest gift third world Christians could give us would be to share their concept of deity…rather than a god of national self-aggrandizement, a God of love and justice.
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