Plum Crazy

The original Live Aid concerts were not really about raising money from scmucks like you and me. We don't really have all that much, on an individual basis. He was really raising "awareness" of the plight of the poor and downtrodden so that we would vote for or petition "enlightened" legislators to take more from us than we were willing to spend on concert tickets t-shirts and cheesy singles. This time around at least he was willing to tell us that what we do to help as individuals is irrelevant to his end goal, he only wants us to be useful idiots. he doesn't need us to willingly support his favored cause, he only needs to "raise awareness" to the level of a political force to cater to his demands.

Problem is that the money and goods, willingly donated and gurdgingly taxed, back then were stolen by the various kleptocrats and thugs, used to buy tools of destruction and the service of criminals and strongmen prolonging the suffering hastening death for millions.

Absent real reform I don't see how this does anything more than satisfy Sir Bob's overinflated self image once again at the expence of truly deserving people and hopeful - helpful people everywhere. Additionaly it serves as a tool to be used by those who seek to say we cannot help them at all, ever. So sorry, too bad, so sad ...

See you the next time Sir Bob needs an ego boost.

Let us know you're okay, Leslie.