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The real function of the mediocre LIVE 8 shite 'Pictures of starving children sell records'

antrim | arts and media | opinion/analysis

Saturday July 02, 2005 23:06

by It was crap 20 years ago and is still crap

The real function of the mediocre LIVE 8 shite, apart from PR for Tony blair and boosting the flagging careers of crap capitalist rock stars, is to distract global media attention from the millions marching and protesting in Edinburgh against the G8.

Just as nazis concentration camps would have an orchestra playing to hide the ugly reality of what was happening in the concentration camps.

So Tony Blair and stupid Bob, have organised the shite LIVE 8 concert to gloss over the ugly realities of life in a the global concentration camp that is capitalism.

If rock stars really cared about the poor and starving of Africa, they would donate their many millions to them, instead of trying to boost their egos and sell records.

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#	Title	Author	Date
1	.......	Darragh	Sat Jul 02, 2005 23:21
2	Yes Pictures of starving children still sell records	Black bloc nun riot squad in Edinburgh	Sat Jul 02, 2005 23:22
3	HEY, chill.	cath1146	Sat Jul 02, 2005 23:25
4	LIVE 8/patronise the poor hijack G8 protests	i'm a black bloker disguised as a nun	Sat Jul 02, 2005 23:34
5	heartwarming scenes at patronise the poverty stricken	i'm a black bloker disguised as a buisnessman	Sat Jul 02, 2005 23:41
6	from the anarcho-blogoshpere....	redjade	Sat Jul 02, 2005 23:42
7	Ironic and sick aid money for "aids" goes back to white western drug companies for toxic drugs	james j whitehead	Sun Jul 03, 2005 00:17
8	Excuse me?	A in Honours Maths	Sun Jul 03, 2005 00:48
9	Point being...?	JackJack	Sun Jul 03, 2005 00:56
10	Essay worth reading	redjade	Sun Jul 03, 2005 17:02
11	George Monbiot: Save us from Environmentalists	redjade	Sun Jul 03, 2005 19:37
12	So, what is next ?	Cath	Mon Jul 04, 2005 01:13
13	Hear! Hear! Cath	Where's this new f**king world order?	Mon Jul 04, 2005 02:31
14	As the ego race continues Who will get there first?	kev.	Mon Jul 04, 2005 13:34
15	yeah	invisible30	Tue Jul 05, 2005 13:51
16	Cynical Or What?	kev	Tue Jul 05, 2005 23:17
17	RAGE with the machine	Bill Posters	Wed Jul 06, 2005 07:58
18	Read!!	Matt Bonath	Mon Sep 12, 2005 03:56
19	live 8	mel	Tue Jan 31, 2006 19:20
20	Live8 & Summit Protests	syg	Tue Jan 31, 2006 19:48

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