Kony2012

[HaydEn]

Canberra is probably the most logical place to do this.

[DonJuan]

what i've read hear is that it's too hard and someone else will step in...

what i got from the video was that unless some people are willing to keep trying, nothing will ever get done let alone started.

i admire him for his passion but moreso his persistance. i donated a small amount to help the cause along with sharing the vid. imagine if all the people that said it was too hard gave it a try, the possibilities are endless???

[Stuwey]

Is it too soon for the bad jokes?

[Bflat]

Is it too soon for the bad jokes?

If it is, what Uganda do about it?

[GeorgeMK1]

Your right Africa has always had a lot of dictators / warlords that have been blood thirsty . What will this change though ? You kill or bring Kony to justice how will anything really change ? It will probably just create a power vacuum and someone else will take over . Or in the case of Iraq/Afghanistan create a really uneasy peace that needs constant attention
Call me old fashioned but some countries need to be ruled with an iron fist to prevent a constant civil war . If you don't believe me have a look at all the contries/regions that have 2 or more extreme religions/political groups and look at how much fighting/tension there is (north/south korea , gaza strip etc) .

You are right about the part where taking down Kony, will only leave room for other issues and other dictators, and yes at the start it may change nothing. But to think that so much awareness has been shown to a lot of people who are oblivious to whats happening in Africa, and other places. Sure there are kids dying in European countries, Asian countries and so forth, but we have to start somewhere. Im just really proud of the fact that someone is doing something, and even though i've read in some places its a scam, im still overwelmed by the amount of people that now know about Kony, and the wrongs he does. To think how much people are aware now, and the people power they have is really amazing, compared to the "Warant issued for Kony's arrest" by the UN and the US' willingness to help out due to people power.

Even though this will result in a lot of issues due to the aftermath, and what not, i think that a lot of the worlds problems can, and will be solved with proper education. Rather then wasting money on warheads, and war itself, if the Govt contributed to actually educating the poor and needy, it would be a far greater cause. Because lets face it, we can all give money to the needy via charity etc, but if the people are un educated, then whats the point when they will go back to square one.

There is an event on Facebook in Canberra already with over 500 people attending. Planning on heading out The Thursday night and sticking anything kony related up around the Canberra cbd.

Whether all 500 turn up though will be interesting. It's so easy to get behind a movement over Facebook. But how many people do you think will ACTUALLY take action?

Josh theres also one in Melbs that me and a few mates will be hitting up !

[Stuwey]

[DubSteve]

This has been happening for the last 20 years in Afica, they have even made hollywood movies out of it! Blood Diamond is one movie that portrays this to a extent.

This is just making way for the US to roll in and say give me some oil.

[team_v]

[Jarred]

This has been happening for the last 20 years in Afica, they have even made hollywood movies out of it! Blood Diamond is one movie that portrays this to a extent.

This is just making way for the US to roll in and say give me some oil.

and Hotel Rowanda, The last king of Scotland too.


This is a very complex issue. Hopefully this kinda of publicity will atleast limit the extent of such terrible crimes happenening again in the future. There will always be war, but if we can do something to help stop genocide etc from occouring. I think that's a good cause.

[gldgti]

But how many people do you think will ACTUALLY take action?

maybe the same proportion of real friends to facebook friends..... everybody has time for the interenet, nearly noone gives their time for the real world