The atrocities of Joseph Kony are going viral

[xkrazy201x]

I've been reading these forums for a couple days now, now that I'm aware of what's really happening in the world. Admittedly, I was sucked into the Kony 2012 campaign. However, when further researching this I have found some interesting articles and websites that people need to consider.

1. Charity Navigator - Invisible Children: 2/4 stars for accountability and visibility. Amazingly, the Invisible Children are somewhat invisible in their accountability.
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=12429

2. Charity Navigator - Invisible Children's CEO and co-founders each get paid $80,000.00 or more in 2011. To put this into perspective, they get paid more than a college graduate who completed an electrical engineering degree.

3. Better Business Bureau raises concerns about information not provided.
http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/...youth/invisible-children-in-san-diego-ca-4469

4. Operation Lightning Thunder - We've been in Uganda for over 4 years, yet we can't find 500-1000 LRA soldiers?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Thunder

5. Use wikipedia to see the criticisms, from which I have posted above. This "movenment", which has gone from 0 views to 4 million views in over 2 days, smells extremely fishy.

 

[Son of Detroit]

 

[bolil]

Let me tell you what: If America was what it should be, a free society, than there would be nothing to keep myself and likeminded people from going over Executive Outcomes style.

 

[ForLiberty2012]

Some of you people make me fucking sick. I don't support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq etc etc because we kill more innocent than we do good for the area. And the only reason terrorists hate us is because of that fact. This is a good cause. There's human suffering on the other side of the world and you assholes are calling this propaganda? People didn't care because they either weren't aware of it or didn't know what to do about it. Now you have a chance to do something. So shut up and do something... don't discredit a good cause because of some dumb opinion you have about propaganda or we should "Stick to principle". No wonder people call libertarians and paultards immoral. If this was our foreign policy, I'd still be in the military... We do have a moral authority when there is human suffering because we have the capability to stop it in cases like this.

I'd gladly take up arms to protect innocent children that are literally crying out for help and finally have a voice.

 

[bluesc]

Some of you people make me fucking sick. I don't support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq etc etc because we kill more innocent than we do good for the area. And the only reason terrorists hate us is because of that fact. This is a good cause. There's human suffering on the other side of the world and you assholes are calling this propaganda? People didn't care because they either weren't aware of it or didn't know what to do about it. Now you have a chance to do something. So shut up and do something... don't discredit a good cause because of some dumb opinion you have about propaganda or we should "Stick to principle". No wonder people call libertarians and paultards immoral. If this was our foreign policy, I'd still be in the military... We do have a moral authority when there is human suffering because we have the capability to stop it in cases like this.

I'd gladly take up arms to protect innocent children that are literally crying out for help and finally have a voice.

This group is calling for people to support a government (Uganda) that is more oppressive than the men they are hunting.

Blindly supporting these causes can get a lot of people killed.

 

[dannno]

Some of you people make me fucking sick. I don't support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq etc etc because we kill more innocent than we do good for the area. And the only reason terrorists hate us is because of that fact. This is a good cause. There's human suffering on the other side of the world and you assholes are calling this propaganda? People didn't care because they either weren't aware of it or didn't know what to do about it. Now you have a chance to do something. So shut up and do something... don't discredit a good cause because of some dumb opinion you have about propaganda or we should "Stick to principle". No wonder people call libertarians and paultards immoral. If this was our foreign policy, I'd still be in the military... We do have a moral authority when there is human suffering because we have the capability to stop it in cases like this.

I'd gladly take up arms to protect innocent children that are literally crying out for help and finally have a voice.

I want to help as well, but I waited for more info because when I watched the video it *felt* like propaganda.

Here's more info:

http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/

Very complex situation. I'm not against helping them, but I don't know if supporting that organization is the answer.

 

[jmdrake]

Some of you people make me fucking sick. I don't support the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq etc etc because we kill more innocent than we do good for the area. And the only reason terrorists hate us is because of that fact. This is a good cause. There's human suffering on the other side of the world and you assholes are calling this propaganda? People didn't care because they either weren't aware of it or didn't know what to do about it. Now you have a chance to do something. So shut up and do something... don't discredit a good cause because of some dumb opinion you have about propaganda or we should "Stick to principle". No wonder people call libertarians and paultards immoral. If this was our foreign policy, I'd still be in the military... We do have a moral authority when there is human suffering because we have the capability to stop it in cases like this.

I'd gladly take up arms to protect innocent children that are literally crying out for help and finally have a voice.

What's stopping you? Do you need us to make a chipin for you to buy a plane ticket? Also what part of the U.S. has already sent special forces troops to Uganda and the budget for this is increasing and we are being drug into another war do you NOT understand? Are you aware that this so called humanitarian "Obama doctrine" caused us to team up with Al Qaeda in Libya to overthrow Khaddafi? Yes Koney is scum. So was Saddam Hussein.

What's going on is the beginning of the recolonization of Africa in order to go for the resources. And because we have a black president everyone will think it's on the up and up. Koney's army can't beat kids armed with bows and arrows! (Seriously, they can't).

 

[soulcyon]

Interesting timing on the release.

Smells like media propaganda.

Wouldn't be surprised if CNN/Faux start to talk about this "viral video".

 

[3kgt]

Also the video is pure propaganda. True "research" is looking extensively at both sides or possibly more than 2 sides of a conflict and deciding for yourself what is really going on.

Oh I'm sorry, did I just imply that people should think? I'm sorry silly me I'll quit the internet

Edit: sorry to the above poster, didn't mean to steal your buzzword I left the editor open for a while before posting

 

[pcosmar]

I'd gladly take up arms to protect innocent children that are literally crying out for help and finally have a voice.

Then DO SO.
But don't ask others to kill for you. Pick up a gun and go.

 

[kah13176]

I watched most of the video. Let's not forget that they begged the government to send the military (I.e. someone else's kid) off to die in a boondoggle.

Also, these same people didn't/don't stop buying diamonds when it was well-known that they did (and still do) fund conflict in Angola, DRC, and Liberia.

 

[pcosmar]

I like this one..
I had Idi Amin's wanted poster on my wall for some time (years ago)
That evil bastard had a lot of high level protection.

 

[Chieppa1]

Any research of the organization that made the video shows how bad of an idea this is in practice.

Great blog post with links on the subject.

The IC supports the Ugandan army, which of course rapes and murders at will. Its just the newest "armchair activist" exercise. Like "change your FB profile picture to stop child abuse".

This is a photo of the founders of Invisible Children posing with weapons with the Sudan People’s Liberation Army. (SPLA)

The SPLA is a rebel faction vying for power in Sudan. They have even used child soldiers in their own ranks in past years. What a peace loving, fair and humanitarian organization.

Post from an African activist.

 

[ForLiberty2012]

Then DO SO.
But don't ask others to kill for you. Pick up a gun and go.

Yeah... since it's THAT easy.

 

[kah13176]

I like this one..
I had Idi Amin's wanted poster on my wall for some time (years ago)
That evil bastard had a lot of high level protection.

Exactly. I used to talk about boycotting diamonds as De Beers has a monopoly over the diamond trade and keeps prices high by keeping their supply on the market artificially low. Because of this, rebel armies in conflict zones make a lot of money off the diamonds they mine using forced labor.

Whenever I bring up the idea of not buying diamonds, people just blink at me. Of course, if it's inconvenient, they won't do it, just like they won't go to war over there, but they lobby the government to send someone else.

 

[Tina]

Pfffft...I'll wager some "black op" run by our intelligence services are backing this man.

+rep exactly!

 

[flightlesskiwi]

there was a thread about this back in the fall.

There are over 100 US Army Special Forces troops on the ground , spread over four African Countries , for about six months involved with the Army there searching for the LRA.Which is BS , they need to fix own problem.

This^^
plus the past history of that area leads me to believe that much more is going on than is readily apparent.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/26/world/africa/uganda-welcomes-oil-but-fears-graft-it-attracts.html

Uganda’s Oil Could Be Gift That Becomes a Curse

the expected revenue of up to $2 billion a year could propel Uganda

AFRICOM (but only east Africa)... get some.

 

[dannno]

there was a thread about this back in the fall.





http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/26/world/africa/uganda-welcomes-oil-but-fears-graft-it-attracts.html

Uganda’s Oil Could Be Gift That Becomes a Curse



AFRICOM (but only east Africa)... get some.

+rep

Wouldn't be surprised if Invisible Children was funded by the oil cartels to get people to fund the corrupt Ugandan army/regime.

 

[ravedown]

when i saw that the 'activist' was playing a major part in his own video as well as his son...the red flags went up-when he said he went and lobbied politicians in washington- it was all i needed to see. ugh. it def doesn't pass the smell test, but it's gonna be a hit on the college campuses. big $$$.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

AL Gore Jr lobbyist being used as a tool for Uganda Black Gold... the kind that fills tanks and pockets.