{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Now, in retrospect it MAY seem that U2\u2019s Bono best anticipated the post-Cold War First World order, an alliance between...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/179703375038/", "html": "<p>Now, in retrospect it MAY seem that U2\u2019s Bono best anticipated the post-Cold War First World order, an alliance between billionaires, popular media, and Third Way politicians lubricated by happy-clappy themes and pointless conferences where everyone reassured each other they matter</p><p>But REMEMBER, Guns N\u2019Roses\u2019 Axl Rose rode unstable \u201880s machismo into early \u201890s dominance, then just cruised on his reputation while for more than a decade the press eagerly awaited the follow-up, \u201cChinese Democracy\u201d</p>"}