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KONY 2012

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So there is a viral movement to make Joseph Kony infamous and catch him has sprung across the the internet over the last couple days.  Who is Joseph Kony you ask?  Watch this video to find out:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc[/youtube]

Kony is the leader of the LRA or Lord's Resistance Army.  A group operating in Africa that abducts children and trains the boys to be child soldiers and girls to be sex slaves.  It is estimated that over 30 000 children have been abducted in the groups history.

So a couple days ago the charity group invisible children made a video that has gotten 20 million views and counting in an effort to make it important to the U.S government to hunt and kill Joseph Kony.  April 20th 2012 there are plans to plaster major cities with Kony posters. 

Now you know who Kony is, what do you think of the movement? 
 
konysucess.jpg
 
Why is it the US Government that has to kill him?

I know you mean nothing by the comment but I would really like
another government - like - I don't know - say Russia or China (hah!)
or France react to this. The world majority may seem to dislike America intensely but always look to them to handle this crap.
 
lamajama said:
Why is it the US Government that has to kill him?

I know you mean nothing by the comment but I would really like
another government - like - I don't know - say Russia or China (hah!)
or France react to this. The world majority may seem to dislike America intensely but always look to them to handle this crap.
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If you watch the video they don't actually make an appeal to kill him but rather to capture him so he can be tried by the ICC. As for why it's specifically an appeal to the American government it's because it's an American organization run by Americans.

Anyways, I watched the video and then decided to read a little bit more about the issue and the organization and, well, I'd strongly urge everyone to do the same before coming to any conclusions just based on the video.
 
I don't know about 'invisible children' but I've done a little bit of work with War Child, mostly donating time to the arts in support, but I've heard of this situation through them. It's worth a moment of your time to at least know this is happening.

The ICC issued warrants for the LRA leaders back in 2005.
 
I question whether removing him would make any difference, since someone else would just fill the vacuum.  Also, the guy is going to be protected by kids.  Can you ask a soldier to go in there and shoot kids?  Because that's what it's going to take.
 
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/jason-russell-san-diego-invisible-children-kony-2012-142970255.html
 
Sudafederov said:
Oh man, there's a video of it too.

Apparently he got 5150ed, so that's pretty serious stuff.  Hope he is ok.
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I really appreciate the focus this guy has worked hard to bring to some pretty atrocious characters...but this is just plain hilarious.
 
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