Live 8

[Da Yayologist]

Who peeped dat shit? Thoughts?

 

[Little Daz]

the problem with africa is closed economies and big corrupt bureaucracies. and another problem is first world nations putting tariffs on cheap african agricultural products to protect first world farmers. but i'd say the biggest problem is that they can't seem to go more than a decade without a major civil war erupting. the civil wars are a product of the oppressive dictatorships and bloated, corrupt bureaucracies.

that whole continent is pretty much doomed.

 

[bayGIANTS]

the problem with africa is closed economies and big corrupt bureaucracies. and another problem is first world nations putting tariffs on cheap african agricultural products to protect first world farmers. but i'd say the biggest problem is that they can't seem to go more than a decade without a major civil war erupting. the civil wars are a product of the oppressive dictatorships and bloated, corrupt bureaucracies.

that whole continent is pretty much doomed.

lol

 

[Little Daz]

i watched it for a while but it fully succeeded in grossing me out.

pictures of starving children revive dead careers and help sell new albums.

madonna holding that african woman's hand, using her like a prop...

and wtf was stevie wonder doing letting that whiteboy imitator sing entire verses of his songs for him?! stevie wonder can't sing his own songs?! for fucks sake!!

 

[RedStorm]

^^did you get to see pink floyd play?

 

[Stealth]

My brother went to the concert in Philly. He said he loved it, but he was drunk, so I don't trust his opinion.

 

[krishna]

I saw a couple minutes of it on the news and the whole thing seemed pretty gimmicky if you ask me..
How is a concert gonna help stop aids and genocidal war and all that? It seems like just another way for celebrities to pretend they care about something that they're too pussy to do anything about in reality.

 

[RedStorm]

I wouldn't doubt that now, but the original concert 20 or so years ago raised a couple million dollars and was a huge success. People are so superficial these days, though that I bet most of these artists could give two shits about starving kids.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

Your people have Aids?
Fuck you, pay me.
Got hit by a Tsunami?
Fuck you, pay me.
You’re billions of dollars in debt?
Fuck you, pay me.
Your people are dying of hunger?
Fuck you, pay me.
You want to nationalise oil?
Fuck you, bang bang.

 

[2-0-Sixx]

As long as there is Capitalism in the world Africa will be exploited. No Capitalist nations can EVER help Africa without exploiting Africa.

 

[TOKZTLI]

ipictures of starving children revive dead careers and help sell new albums.

'Nuff said.


On a sidenote, I would have watched if I would have known the exact time that Shakira was performing.

 

[bayGIANTS]

I wouldn't doubt that now, but the original concert 20 or so years ago raised a couple million dollars and was a huge success. People are so superficial these days, though that I bet most of these artists could give two shits about starving kids.

yeah, i was reading about how at first no one was donating any money, but then the guy came on stage and said something like "where's the fuckin money" and then the lines were flooded with donations.