At this point, it’s pretty well established that environmentalism is one part philosophy, one part hypocrisy. Take Bono, U2’s resident empty suit, for example.
Here’s Bono expressing his philosohy in Tokyo back in 2008:
“My prayer is that we become better in looking after our planet.”
The environmental group Keen for Green responded with high praise:
If your (sic) looking for an environmental role model, Irish rockstar, Bono (born Paul David Hewson, May 10, 1960), of the band U2 is a good place to start. Bono … participated in a tree planting ceremony in Tokyo Bay, Japan, in 2008, where efforts are being taken to turn a landfill into an 88 hectare forest. Bono has also been active in the Greenpeace community since 1993 when his entire band participated in a protest against a nuclear power plant, Sellafield, in England. And of course, Bono is self-reported avid recycler and drives a car which runs on ethanol instead of gasoline.
Now here’s Bono expressing his hypocrisy in Melbourne in 2010:
U2’S 360 Degrees tour, the most expensive rock spectacle ever, is here. The tour, with a daily running cost of $850,000, arrived on six 747 jets…
“You compare a tour by the number of trucks they use,” production manager Jake Berry said. “The Rolling Stones ran 46 trucks. We are running 55. This is the biggest.”
And here’s how the environmentalist groups responded:
(Sound of crickets)
And now, ladies and gentlemen, here’s U2 performing their international megahit, “We Are Big, Bloody Environmental Hypocrites (or Something Like That).”
H/T: Andrew Bolt
