Kony 2012

[Level-One]

LOL! Pretty much sums it up the entire Facebook friends ordeal.

On one hand I like the fact something that matters has caught on and spread like a wildfire that isn't a Justin Beiber tune or a Jersey Shore clip; on the other hand this cause ultimately calls for more government intervention from our world police which tends to make a bad situation worse.

Coupled by the fact the group in question isn't half the threat it's made out to be in the film, recently discovered oil reserves in Uganda and the fact the army in Uganda is known to rape and pillage heavily involved in corruption themselves has me staying far away from this. Not to mention, I haven't even mentioned killing this piece of shit literally achieves nothing, then some paper victory the media will call justice.

Are we ready to launch a war to get Kony, or what? 100 troops isn't enough to accomplish anything, how many more support troops does the U.S need to send? Are we ready to kill or help support killings of child soldiers of the LRA in the thousands to get him?

I hate to be that guy, but whatever. Beyond awareness (which is fucking great, who can argue with that?) not sure this offers much in terms of solutions. The U.S needs to stop aiding countries with unstable governments because it falls into the wrong hands, spreads corruption and only makes the situation worse.

As for Rush Limbaugh, the dudes a joke. Fuck him.

[jagilki]

Being fair though.  Note that the Rush link was back when the 100 was sent, and before all this.

Not defending the guy, just pointing out he wasn't responding to the current deal.

[Kieran King]

Usually I find Level-One's conspiracy theories to be hilarious. This time, I pretty much agree with him. I'm all for holding Kony accountable for his actions. The dude's clear a fucktard like Gaddafi and Hussein and all others that were made "famous" before him. The alternative in Uganda isn't any better though. It makes people aware of the issue, which is awesome, but it doesn't solve a thing.

[Rob]

I understand why people might want to make a stand and get those in power to actually do something. But I don't agree with shilling out money for tshirts and posters... Looks more like a reason to make a few bucks on their end now than to do something about it.

I think raising the public profile will help, but buying a $50 tshirt and a $10 bracelet won't change anything.

[! JDM The Professional !]

I understand why people might want to make a stand and get those in power to actually do something. But I don't agree with shilling out money for tshirts and posters... Looks more like a reason to make a few bucks on their end now than to do something about it.

I think raising the public profile will help, but buying a $50 tshirt and a $10 bracelet won't change anything.

I got the pack for 30 dollars with everything included.

http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/

[Jennifer]

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[! JDM The Professional !]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/www.invisiblechildren.com/critiques.html

lol funny thing is, when I quoted Cory, I thought I copy/pasted this link. Glad you did it for me!

[T-Bonizzle]

Invisible children only donate 30% of what they get for their causes. The company pockets the other 70% for wages, marketing, and profit.

There are better charities to donate to.

As much as this Kony guy is a dickhead, this campaign isn't exactly going about it the right way. More military action doesn't really solve the issue. Because if we're attacking the LRA, we're going to be fighting against the children this guy kidnaps. That doesn't exactly solve anything.

I hope we get this guy and the awareness is cool, I just hope the government goes about this the right way.

[Doug E Fresh]

Invisible children only donate 30% of what they get for their causes. The company pockets the other 70% for wages, marketing, and profit.

There are better charities to donate to.

As much as this Kony guy is a dickhead, this campaign isn't exactly going about it the right way. More military action doesn't really solve the issue. Because if we're attacking the LRA, we're going to be fighting against the children this guy kidnaps. That doesn't exactly solve anything.

I hope we get this guy and the awareness is cool, I just hope the government goes about this the right way.

^This.

[! JDM The Professional !]

Invisible children only donate 30% of what they get for their causes. The company pockets the other 70% for wages, marketing, and profit.

There are better charities to donate to.

As much as this Kony guy is a dickhead, this campaign isn't exactly going about it the right way. More military action doesn't really solve the issue. Because if we're attacking the LRA, we're going to be fighting against the children this guy kidnaps. That doesn't exactly solve anything.

I hope we get this guy and the awareness is cool, I just hope the government goes about this the right way.

Did you read what Speedy posted?

[Cory]

Anyone noticed this has been going on for twenty years? Are we going to save every other african country under similar regimes?

Anyone else see Hotel Rwanda? Blood Diamond, ect.

Dont get it twisted....Kony needs to be stopped, but rather than looking for handouts or donating to some faulty charity isnt going to do it. The Ugandians need to grow a set and go on a man hunt.

[Mike Powers]

There are far too many problems and atrocities committed every day on American soil for me to truly want to focus/care about every other country in the world.  Don't get me wrong, what is going on is terrible.  Completely, without equivocation.  But the US overextends itself to be Superman for the planet Earth, and as a result our own country suffers.

Let Uganda handle Uganda.  Let the Middle East handle the Middle East.  If we leave those fuckers alone, maybe they wouldn't hate us so much, and want to kill us on sight.  Look at Canada.  They keep to themselves, and nobody wants to kill/hates them.

[Cory]

Love to be Canadian.....except we send "packages" to these countries rather than troops. Billion dollar packages.....

[Gary]

So what if people wanna shell out $30.00 to a cause that isn't 100% pure, better than spending $30.00 bucks getting drunk, buying pointless stuff, or drugs. So they don't spend all the profits on the cause, I doubt every single non profit in the world does (some probably do).

[Rob]

Don't get my wrong I do support the entire thing, it's just the buying tshirts for me sends the wrong message in my book. I will be attending my city's demonstration on the 20th of April but only if I am sure everything is being done the right way.

Attacking that army isn't what they are asking to happen, that much is obvious in the 30 minute video. But Kony and his generals will need to be arrested and punished. The fact that nobody has heard about this bloke for his 25 years just goes to show that the only dictators we will have heard of are the ones that either make international problems (which is understandable) or have something that other countries want to gain (which I don't see as such a bad thing, but others do).

Fact is, if you watched the video you will know that this is no longer just a problem for Uganda but a lot of other central African countries too, and something should've been done to stop that then, not years later.