Kony 2012

[DaddyFatSack]

You guys watch this yet?

[RayRay]

I'm not getting into this. This topic has pushed my brain to the explosion point.

[DaddyFatSack]

I'm not getting into this. This topic has pushed my brain to the explosion point.

how? just curious

[RayRay]

I get tired of Facebook Activists who blindly follow a cause. I don't question the heart of the message because yes he's a bad bad man. I also have some issues with the organization who posted it.

[DaddyFatSack]

I didnt get to watch it all but my son told me about when they watched it in school and I had seen the name Kony in treading topics. What I seen was despicable but its not new. Genocide is an unfortunate way of life over there. A great philosopher once said "The World is a Dick"

[lotus]

I think the fact that the "charity" who produced this is a thinly veiled front for the Ugandan government and that they have been shown to be guilty or complicit in plenty of their own crimes and corruption is an issue for many. That and the fact that they are basically pocketing 70% of the money they get, and the fact that many Ugandan people have come forward to state that the film makers basically make up facts to suit their needs.

Don't get me wrong, Kony did many bad things, but it's not like this is a new or unknown issue. This isn't the first time people have gone after him. This is just a case of a group of hucksters making a quick buck off of facebook activism, a group of people who have been condemned by every reputable charity and charity oversight group on the planet as being frauds.

[miketheknife]

Barrister Mbatu takes issue with your post

[Six Gun]

Barrister Mbatu takes issue with your post

As does Forest Whitaker

[DaddyFatSack]

As does Forest Whitaker

What a bush!!!

[lotus]

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/j ... 70255.html

A co-founder for Invisible Children was detained in Pacific Beach Thursday night for being drunk in public and masturbating, according to San Diego Police Department.
Jason Russell, 33, was allegedly found masturbating in public, vandalizing cars and possibly under the influence of something, according to Lt. Andra Brown. He was detained at the intersection of Ingraham Street and Riviera Road.
Brown said Russell was acting very strange.
Police said they received several calls yesterday at 11:30 a.m. of a man in various stages of undress, running through traffic and screaming. Police described him as "in his underwear."
Several people attempted to calm him down and when officers arrived they said he was cooperative.

The same group that sparked a viral humanitarian video was once just a few San Diego friends with a camera they got off of eBay. Steven Luke asked Bob Goff, a Point Loma attorney and Ugandan consul to the United States to weigh in on the issues brought up in the Kony 2012 video created by Invisible Children.

"He was no problem for the police department however, during the evaluation we learned that we probably needed to take care of him," said Brown at a press conference. "So officers detained him and transferred him to a local medical facility for further evaluation and treatment."

Russell is one of the the founders responsible for the "Kony 2012" video that went viral last week. He is described on the organization's website as a co-founder and "our grand storyteller and dreamer." Russell is also described as a Christian and father to two children who wants to have nine more children with his wife he calls his "best friend for over 23 years."
The video "Kony 2012" calls for the capture of the Ugandan LRA leader who's fighting tactic involves kidnapping and torturing the country's innocent children.
Russell spoke with NBCSanDiego explaining how the movement was exploding at the organization's headquarters in San Diego.

"There are hundreds and thousands of propaganda - posters, stickers, buttons, t-shirts, that we are putting in boxes and are shipping all over the world," Russell said in a March 8 interview.

[Baine]

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