Bono: “When America looks outside of itself, its view of itself is never clearer”
Our man, Bono, one of ONE.org’s co-founders just spoke at the 2008 California Women’s Conference. The man is inspiring, and laid out what I believe is the best thing about America. It’s not the Joe Sixpacks, or our $150,000 soccer mom wardrobes, or whether or not we’re from elitist cities. It’s what we can give back to the countries from which all of us or our predecessors came. It’s our place in the world, that we so quickly forget, especially when times are bad here. Bono dares to believe in the same generous America that Canadian radio personality Gordon Sinclair did in 1973.
Check out Bono’s speech:
The United States has long been a refuge of those that needed a leg up, both as a destination, and as a source of aid. We need to show we care, and share with all impoverished peoples here and abroad. As a cardinal member of the developed world, we have to continue an uninterrupted effort to rid the earth of abject poverty.
