This is so gay for a variety of reasons. That hipster douche makes it sound like all we have to do is arrest that guy and we will all be shitting rainbows. The situation is so much more complicated than that.
I want that 30 min of my life back.
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This is so gay for a variety of reasons. That hipster douche makes it sound like all we have to do is arrest that guy and we will all be shitting rainbows. The situation is so much more complicated than that.
I want that 30 min of my life back.
You could say you were...konned.
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Re: Kony 2012
I think the bottom line is that Kony is a bad dude and needs to be stopped. I think you can argue in a way in which this project conveys that info, but they've certainly raised awareness and have people talking about it. That's a big deal.
The biggest criticism of Kony 2012 I've seen is the distribution of funds, but considering their business plan their distribution makes sense to me. They spend a lot on getting the word out because their mission is to get people's attention and keep their attention until the job is done. Basically, they want to influence world powers to take a stand against African warlords, and I think they're using the ICC's #1 enemy to give the effort international legitimacy. You can argue the plan is unsound, but I don't think there is any evidence to claim that it is insincere or they have false intentions. I think we spend far too much time debating people's sincerity these days. In politics, or otherwise. We've become cynical.
Personally? I think they should just us that money to hire Blackwater to track down and kill the guy, then move on the the next on the list.
The biggest criticism of Kony 2012 I've seen is the distribution of funds, but considering their business plan their distribution makes sense to me. They spend a lot on getting the word out because their mission is to get people's attention and keep their attention until the job is done. Basically, they want to influence world powers to take a stand against African warlords, and I think they're using the ICC's #1 enemy to give the effort international legitimacy. You can argue the plan is unsound, but I don't think there is any evidence to claim that it is insincere or they have false intentions. I think we spend far too much time debating people's sincerity these days. In politics, or otherwise. We've become cynical.
Personally? I think they should just us that money to hire Blackwater to track down and kill the guy, then move on the the next on the list.
This is how I feel. People should research what they are donating to before they donate. IC is pretty up front with their love of making films to raise awareness. That stuff is expensive, it's pretty obvious that's where a lot of money is going to go to. Personally I think that's still a good cause.
The guy in the video you posted put a huge emphasis on how the money should be going "straight to the kids." I feel like constantly funneling your money into something like that is often like throwing it into a black hole. Nothing is going to change things long term if you don't cut out the root of the problem.
What IC is dong is pretty unique for a non-profit, I think it needs to exist.
As for the legitimacy of the plan, I don't think they need to go into details like that in a promotional film. The masses don't want to hear about foreign policy and all that it entails.
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Originally Posted by Typhoid
Someone told me this was a scam. I didn't look into that, or what they even meant because I never watched the video or asked/cared what it was about in the first place. Because I don't give a single poop.
1. Didn't watch original video
2. Didn't watch rebuttal video
3. Didn't read response to the rebuttal video
4. Heard information second hand
5. Doesn't care
Conclusion: Shouldn't have posted
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If you donate or not, at least the message and awareness is being spread, and effectively at that. I see people making fun of those spreading the message on FB and other social media. Why?
1. How can you be against spreading awareness of such a topic? These are human beings.
2. It not causing you any grief at all.
3. It's a positive message
That being said, all the donating, posters, and advisers in the world wont capture the man. The job is left up to the Ugandan military to do all the grunt work. a 3rd world army with American advisers is still a 3rd world army.
Interesting model. The world has become smaller now; the U.S. gov't or any other gov't I know of was not designed to handle crimes outside of its jurisdiction, and maybe that should change but that's a bigger topic. Until then, it is time we speak up if just a little to help our brothers and sisters next door. I will do my small part to raise awareness -- tell people I know about Kony.
Touche. However I was relaying the second-hand-unchecked-formation I had been told that it was a scam. I even went so far to say I have no knowledge of what it is, nor do I care - yet wanted to make the possibility of a scam aware to those involved in whatever-the-fuck this 30 minute waste of time video is all about.
It's kind of like if someone tells you there's a trap ahead, even if you're not going or don't care who or what's there - you should probably yell "It's a trap", even if you're not entirely sure.
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Re: Kony 2012
You know whats worse that a lot of people probably dont know about?
Men with AIDS have started raping babies as a cure for the disease. We're talking less than a year old babies, straight out of the womb, and obviously not curing them.
Africa is pretty screwed up and needs to be fixed in general, mainly by removing horrible people like this from existence.
You know whats worse that a lot of people probably dont know about?
Men with AIDS have started raping babies as a cure for the disease. We're talking less than a year old babies, straight out of the womb, and obviously not curing them.
Africa is pretty screwed up and needs to be fixed in general, mainly by removing horrible people like this from existence.
Don't forget about the criminals robbing people of their AIDS medicines because you get high if you smoke them.
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