Speaking to a subcommittee of the Senate on Tuesday Bono shared his views during a discussion on the Middle East and the European refugee crisis. The 55-year-old singer, there on invite by the subcommittee chairman, explained that violence wasn’t working and that an alternative needs to be found.<\/p>\n
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“Don’t laugh. I think comedy should be deployed. It’s like, you speak violence, you speak their language. But you laugh at them, when they’re goose-stepping down the street, and it takes away their power.” Bono continued: “So, I’m suggesting that the Senate send in Amy Schumer, and Chris Rock, and Sacha Baron Cohen, thank you.”<\/p>\n
Bono confirmed to the committee that he wasn’t joking and was making a serious suggestion, perhaps not to the point of deploying famous comedians however. The Senate’s response \u00a0revealed that this was surprisingly something already in consideration as an alternative retaliation.<\/p>\n
New Hampshire Democrat, Jeanne Shaheen said: “Actually, that’s not the first time I’ve heard experts on how do we counter violent extremism talk about that. It iss one of the things that I know we’re looking at.”<\/p>\n
Bono, more known lately\u00a0for his activism and involvement in politics than his successful music career, went on to discuss the refugee crisis, saying: “Aid in 2016 is not charity; it is national security. It could be the best bulwark we have against violent extremism.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Irish singer of U2, Bono has said to a Senate subcommittee that he thinks we should thwart ISIS with comedy. Speaking to a subcommittee of the Senate on Tuesday Bono shared his views during a discussion on the Middle East and the European refugee crisis. The 55-year-old singer, there on invite by the subcommittee chairman, explained that violence wasn’t working and that an alternative needs to be found. [youtube http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ycXFWO8sjZY?rel=0&w=640&h=360] “Don’t laugh. I think comedy should be deployed. It’s like, you speak violence, you speak their language. But you laugh at them, when they’re goose-stepping down the street, and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":9918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[6665,3272,6664,6662,6666,6663,56,752],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n