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KONY 2012
Topic Started: Mar 8 2012, 06:47 PM (418 Views)
El Creepo H
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Honest attempt at helping an African country (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc)

or

White Man's Guilt (http://pomee.tumblr.com/post/18899601760/kony-2012-causing-more-harm-than-good)


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(I hate the dude in the video, so I'm going for the latter)
"Those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter"
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TheEyebrow
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Found this too: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/invisible-children-founders-posing-with-guns-an-interview-with-the-photographer/2012/03/08/gIQASX68yR_blog.html

I say they're just out for their own good, not to help the people. AS SOMEONE WITH A MASTERS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, I wouldn't call myself an EXPERT, but I think the "white guilt" and "colonial" tags are fairly accurate. Like your link mentioned, the LRA is more active in Sudan and the DRC now, and those places, with other violent groups, are fairly ignored. There are other Uganda-specific problems, like their recent laws making homosexuality illegal, and a RIDICULOUS amount of corruption (One study followed aid money given for education, and once it had passed through the government's hands, only 8% of the original remained. They're offshoring it and ruining the country). What's most offensive is how the people feel they've been made out to look stupid. Nearly every single successful development scheme is based on the local actors taking responsibility, not using foreign overlords. The exceptions are things like smallpox eradication and other health initiatives where technology or knowledge may just not exist locally. But yeah, these guys are out to make themselves famous and they suck. It is interesting how popular this became so quickly though; if their cause/solution had been better, this could have been great.
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#STOPKONY should be the new #FREEPARIS
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well this is deteriorating fast...

http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/16/jason-russell-video-naked-meltdown-kony/
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Hahahah I'd heard about it but not seen the video. Mothafucka picked up that jungle fever. Get your vaccines kids.
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http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/18/jason-russell-video-naked-meltdown-kony/

dude is a real hetero
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I wanted to see his random Beatoffs lol (nohomo)
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So that dude's wife says he wasn't high or drunk but instead has psychosis, and I was like WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOA wife?
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Well this died of quickly...
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