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Bono

Irish singer and campaigner

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U2’s frontman uses his fame to campaign on debt relief, AIDS and extreme poverty in Africa, meeting presidents and popes to press governments for more aid.

Bono sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly globalist on nation, leaning institutional on institutions and leaning nature-first on environment.

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Where Bono sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Bono

Mia Mottley Prime Minister of Barbados, 2018 to present99%Eleanor Roosevelt First Lady, diplomat and rights advocate, 1884 to 196299%Kevin Rudd Prime Minister of Australia, 2007 to 2010 and 201399%Jimmy Carter US President, 1977 to 198198%Kofi Annan UN Secretary-General, 1997 to 200698%Malala Yousafzai Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate98%Romano Prodi Prime Minister of Italy, 1996 to 1998 and 2006 to 200898%António Guterres UN Secretary-General, 2017 to present98%

People furthest from Bono

Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 194511%Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202212%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 194312%Kim Jong Un Supreme Leader of North Korea, 2011 to present12%

Political views closest to Bono

European federalismWants Europe's states to pool sovereignty into a shared democratic federation.96%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…95%Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…95%FabianismPursues socialism gradually through research, education and reform rather than revolution.94%

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