[lbo-talk] Bono, thinking

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sun Sep 9 15:34:58 PDT 2007


On Sep 9, 2007, at 6:26 PM, Ismail Lagardien quoted Larry Lindsey:


> Those principles –
> universal rights to life, liberty and the acquisition of property

The last phrase brings this to the level of the sublime, doesn't it?

Ismail:


> There's no surprise there... he (bono) is
> simply rehashing Rightwing Bile.

It's not just rightwing - a lot of liberals would agree. Closely related is the near-scriptural reverence for The Constitution, which most of the respectable political spectrum shares.

Doug



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