Kony2012

[thestu]

Visible Children - KONY 2012 Criticism

[Blitzen]

I had a great laugh at this...

Jason Russell Video: 'Kony 2012' Honcho Has Naked Meltdown | TMZ.com

[ranton-inc]

its all a farce.. just another excuse to start another war...

that said he is a talented filmmaker....

[GoLfMan]

great film maker, but Im not going to support his cause. Its a farce, just another do gooder missing the entire picture and focusing on what he sees as the problem. Killing Kony won't help, another guy will just take his place.

support some of the already proven and existing charities that have been giving aid to these countries for decades if you want to make a difference.

[hooba]

I am yet to see this video and the vampire movie - am I totally out of touch?

#BONY2012

[pologti18t]

Prime Minister of Uganda, Amama Mbabazi:

He said the fact that Jozeph Kony is a criminal is undeniable – but the film misses a key point.
“The Kony 2012 campaign fails to make one point clear: Joseph Kony is not in Uganda,” Mbabazi stated.
The minister said Kony has not been in the country since 2006, when the national troops forced the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) out of Uganda. He added that the LRA now consists of just a couple hundred fighters, who are based in Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Republic of South Sudan.

While awareness was definitely raised, the question now is: what was the actual motive behind the video reporting six-year-old events?
Some say simple greed, as skyrocketing YouTube figures resulted in skyrocketing donation figures. Others think big politics and recently-discovered Ugandan oil reserves might be involved.
Last October, the US deployed troops to Uganda to provide military assistance in capturing Kony.
Coincidentally, the mission came after Uganda had announced discovering some 2.5 billion barrels of crude oil.

The troops are still in the region and have no intention of leaving, the US State Department says.

[Flat-Mango]

I've been following this so much, just out of curiousity.

When I put this on my facebook I got flamed:

To all Kony 2012 supporters, without googling, spot Uganda.




Here's the vid of the PM of Uganda as mentioned above.

[gldgti]

support some of the already proven and existing charities that have been giving aid to these countries for decades if you want to make a difference.

yarp. This.

[Blitzen]

Yeah, just avoid World Vision or UNHCR... If you saw how these companies actually operated overseas it would make you sick.