Joseph Kony

[TWDeac]

It's a brilliant system. Convince people to donate money to get rid of a child-enslaver. Then take most of that money and spend it on producing videos and traveling the country to convince more people to donate more money. All while collecting a nice salary - also paid for by donated money.

Your job is basically done for you. I think I'm in the wrong game.

 

[avalon]

Watched this last night. My immediate reaction was that I expected more of it to be about Africa and the children there. Instead most of the focus seemed to be on the actions the film maker and IC are doing to raise awareness, and the success of those campaigns. I assume it was calculated? As in, many people can only watch so much of the horror that these children go through before turning away. But the message of spreading the word, and the resulting successes so far, are more empowering and drive people to want to be part of the process.

Or maybe I'm overthinking things.

Either way, it seems disingenuous to focus on Kony as if he was the only one using child soldiers. But, at the same time, focusing on one villain makes it a much cleaner and more effective message. And you can't argue with the results of getting the word out.

As a side note, I thought A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah, was really interesting. (About being a child soldier in Sierra Leone, not Uganda.)

 

[JDawg]

(I hope thats the right one since its blocked at work, just transcripted from the phone and hoping I got the Is and ls in the URL correct)

 

[cookoutdeac]

Showing up as a broken image, but I wouldn't play around with it trying to get it right. I just switched one of the letters out for an L and ended up with a very NSFW image on my screen.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

 

[IamThunderbolt]

Here's a great blog that has compiled resources on all sides of the issue for those that want to look deeper:

http://rachelheldevans.com/invisible-children-kony-2012-resources

We can’t let naivety on the one hand or cynicism on the other prevent us from seeking a peaceful resolution to this conflict.

 

[ellisat2]

what about butt naked?

 

[JDawg]

(I hope thats the right one since its blocked at work, just transcripted from the phone and hoping I got the Is and ls in the URL correct)

YAY!

 

[timthedeac]

I wonder how much of that $700,000 was spent on that youtube video.

or how much of that $1.45 million goes to Jason's salary

 

[seventwofour]

http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/03/11/mistah-f-a-b-kony-freestyle/

 

[iodeac]

 

[IamThunderbolt]

Another good, reasoned article about the controversy (and really the nature of controversy and social justice):

Is Kony 2012 Good or Bad?

And a great talk from TED about the danger of having just one story influence our life (good reminder for all discussions of politics, worldviews, etc.):

 

[SteelCityDeac]

Either way, it seems disingenuous to focus on Kony as if he was the only one using child soldiers. But, at the same time, focusing on one villain makes it a much cleaner and more effective message. And you can't argue with the results of getting the word out.

As a side note, I thought A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah, was really interesting. (About being a child soldier in Sierra Leone, not Uganda.)

Powerful book. Should be taught in every middle/high school.

 

[vtwhat etc]

http://jezebel.com/5894048/invisibl...runkenly-masturbating-in-public?tag=kony-2012

:wiggle:

 

[ITK]

TMZ says they have him on a 5150 hold.

 

[lbE08]

Powerful book. Should be taught in every middle/high school.

"What is What" is another one to check out.

 

[drew]

http://jezebel.com/5894048/invisibl...runkenly-masturbating-in-public?tag=kony-2012

:wiggle:

He was spreading his Invisible Children all over the sidewalk.

 

[cookoutdeac]

So he got caught choking the kony?

 

[DeaconBrews]

So he had a mental breakdown eh? That video is disturbing.

 

[Dented]

he looks like a naked duke point guard slapping the floor in that video