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If you haven't already seen: Kony 2012

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

    This has exploded throughout the internet in the past couple days.
    Pretty nice movement to bring awareness on the worlds most wanted criminal.

    This post was edited by danny007 on 3/7/2012 at 4:37 PM

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  • Just saw this today. Crazy that I've never heard of this guy and crazy that he has been allowed to do this for 26 years. Definitely time for him to become infamous and to be stopped

    Wvilledawg

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    Athens Townie

  • There is already a facebook group trying to rally students on April 20th in Athens.
    Good stuff

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  • danny007 said...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

    This has exploded throughout the internet in the past couple days. Pretty nice movement to bring awareness on the worlds most wanted criminal.

    OK, first off, don't take this as me blasting you, because I'm not, I'm blasting this "movement."

    1. Invisible Children is a SHAM. This "documentary" was created to guilt trip you into donating money to them, and the reality is that they are on a watch list of questionable charities because they will not submit their record for independent review. They funnel money to the Ugandan government which is almost as bad as Joseph Kony.

    2. Joseph Kony is not in Uganda anymore.

    3. Giving money to Invisible Children doesn't actually go to helping people there, it goes to groups that are JUST AS BAD as the LRA. The Ugandan government and the Sudan Liberation Army (a rebel group that rapes and murders civilians) are recipients of IC money.

    4. Even if you COULD "raise awareness" (and if you weren't aware about stuff like this happening in Africa, you must have been living under a rock) it is absolutely absurd to think that arresting Joseph Kony will end this kind of thing in Africa. Kony is a symptom, not the disease. The disease is deep rooted in Africa's culture and institutions and it's none of our damned business to get involved in anything there. Even if you did something to get rid of him, another person just as bad or worse would take his place. To quote Leo DiCaprio's character in Blood Diamond - "This is Africa."

    5. If you want to donate, there are MANY charities that are much more transparent and honest than Invisible Children that you can give your money to, but I would strongly suggest you look AT HOME before you start sending money abroad. There is plenty of poverty, human trafficking and gang violence right here in the USA.... where is the "movement" to end all that?

    Do not be fooled and do not aid in the spreading of this video. It's a guilt-trip to try to get you to invest your money in this shady Invisible Children organization. Do a little research for yourself if you don't believe me.

    Start with this - this details exactly why you should stop spreading this video around.

    http://thedailywh.at/2012/03/07/on-kony-2012-2/

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  • Wvilledawg said...

    Just saw this today. Crazy that I've never heard of this guy and crazy that he has been allowed to do this for 26 years. Definitely time for him to become infamous and to be stopped

    By who? Last time I checked America has plenty of our own wars and domestic problems. Amazing how one YouTube video has so many people who have been complaining about the wars dragging on in the Middle East suddenly gung-ho to get involved somewhere ELSE now too.

    Newflash folks - intervening in a sovereign nation to arrest some warlord won't stop the kidnapping of children for soldiering and genocide in Africa. That's just uneducated naivety at it's finest. .

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    coleym29

  • In this economy most people won't donate. As the point of the video goes it's about awareness to a serious issue that is really affecting many people. And saying things like why not take care of issues at home is ridiculous, when you look at the multitude of resources for any given issue in America you will see that the possibility of getting help is there. For situations like what is going on in central Africa there isn't a lot! If something like this campaign is what it takes to get people to care then so be it.

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  • danny007 said...

    In this economy most people won't donate. As the point of the video goes it's about awareness to a serious issue that is really affecting many people. And saying things like why not take care of issues at home is ridiculous, when you look at the multitude of resources for any given issue in America you will see that the possibility of getting help is there. For situations like what is going on in central Africa there isn't a lot! If something like this campaign is what it takes to get people to care then so be it.

    People can care all they want, that doesn't make one damned difference. Caring alone isn't worth a handful of warm spit. And yes, you SHOULD be sending your money to charity here at home before you send it abroad, because there are MANY issues here that need our attention, and many that there are no "resources" available for. You shouldn't be out looking to fix your neighbor's roof while the people sleeping under yours are still getting drenched every time it rains.

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  • What I've always found interesting is that people have no problem raising awareness about stuff like this in Africa and other countries or even here in the US. However, they have a real problem in taking direct action to solve the issue. And make no mistake about it, you can't "negotiate" with people like Kony or even governments who did similar things to his group. The only thing they recognize is force and it would take force to get them to stop, or wiping them out.

    Those people who like to protest, half the time, do it to assuage their guilt over the fact that something like this actually happens. But they will then turn around and protest someone using force to actually STOP the violence. Those people are hypocrites.

    I have no problem using force. Sometimes it IS the only way to solve a problem. It shoudn't be the first option but if it's the only option, ti shoudl be used for full affect.

    But I agree with Hobnail, you can't stop this type of activity in Africa. There are deep-seeded issues in that country and deep-seeded hatreds that go back centuries. You can't fix those issues by "raising awareness."

    KILL EM ALL

  • Not to continue deadhorse

    But even Ugandans are calling this KONY 2012 thing a farce.

    Read the following artricle in the LA Times - http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/03/uganda-kony-2012-reaction.html

    And watch this YouTube response from a Ugandan journalist. - http://youtu.be/KLVY5jBnD-E

    Now I hope I've sufficiently shattered any feel-good warm and fuzzies you had over sharing that video and "raising awareness."

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  • KILL EM ALL said...

    What I've always found interesting is that people have no problem raising awareness about stuff like this in Africa and other countries or even here in the US. However, they have a real problem in taking direct action to solve the issue.

    It's easy to give money and not lift a finger to help. But when it comes down to getting your hands dirty and getting involved it's a different story.
    That's the difference in pity and compassion.

    DawgCommander ●

  • lol you must be the life of the parties

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