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Seal Team 6..that's a go

It's amazing to me the "bad guys" the world will try to stop and the ones they leave to be free.  Everyone knows about Sadam, Bin Laden, and guys like Milosevic, but hardly anyone could tell you who Kony or guys like Forday Sanko and Charles Taylor were and how many people died as a result of their actions.  I wrote a paper for a history class about Sierra Leone and the decade of civil war they had.  The research I did to write the paper actually had me in quite a funk for a long long time.  I won't say depression, just a real sick feeling about the world we live in.  The stories were horrible.  Seems like unless there is something to be gained by going after some of these bastards, the rest of the world doesn't care.  

The US sent 100 'military advisors' to Uganda last October. Congress signed into law a bill aimed to remove Kony from power in 2010. Public awareness is great, but it's not like the powers-that-be are unaware.

Thanks so much for this post. That was moving stuff. I had no idea this was happening.

I've lost 15lbs over the last 5 weeks by cutting out sugar and most carbs, but I'll tell you right now that all this Kony talk is making me so hungry!

@BuckeyeW I've that article and another one as well. The Invisible Children group is a group for raising awareness and just that. Which is what I said they should be applauded for, not their efforts to actually help increase the lives of the children who have been kidnapped and militarized. The fact that IC made over 8.6 million last year and only 31% went to active aid is shady. Then again Kony hasn't been present in Uganda since 2006, and our deployment of 100 military advisors to Uganda has been inefficient to put it nicely. Kony should be eliminated, but there is much more to worry about on the African continent, like the stabilization of most of their economies as well as the increase in sanitation for their constituents. That continent has a LONG way to go as a whole. 

/end rant

Joseph Kony is a Michigan graduate.

First off, let me say that I do not in any way support Kony and would like him to be brought to justice just as much as the next person, but I am a bit sketpical of the presentation and the organization.

1) The organization uses a Cayman Island bank account.  Suspect.

2) Kony is no longer in Uganda, yet the film creator continues to use Uganda as a central theme in the documentary.  Kony left Uganda in 2005 and did not "expand," but rather has been on the run after the war charges were brought against him.  He's more or less fleeing to live and not expanding his army.

3) Many lawmakers came out today saying there were no plans to pull the 100 U.S. advisors in Africa.  It's like IC got paranoid because they didn't catch Kony right away, so they want to drub up all of this public awareness, but their goal was already met over a year ago.  Why is this documentary just now coming out?

4) 2012...has to be.  Really? WTF? Is the mission a failure if they capture him in 2013? Kinda weird.

5) Sort of going off of point 3, but does thousands of re-tweets of "KONY 2012!" really help? Their goal was met, I don't quite understand the need to plaster it over every social media possible except to educate people on him.  Still, I'm not going to call my senator or representative to make sure they don't pull the advisors out of Africa when there is no indication they are going to do so.

6) I'm not sure why, but I found the use of the director's son a little distateful.  Probably just personal opinion but I feel like the kid is getting exploited.

7) Several people from Uganda have tweeted that Kony is not their biggest problem, it's things like diseases (some of which are not curable) and poverty.  The film portrays Kony as the biggest problem in Uganda and that all other issues will subside if he's gone, but it's simply not true.

Again, not a Kony fan whatsoever, I just think this hype is out of proportion.  Kony isn't strengenthing, he's out of Uganda (just wish Uganda wasn't a main point in the film), and there were no threats to pull out the U.S. advisors.  Seems like IC got all paranoid about nothing, or were upset that he wasn't caught yet and chose to make a film about it.  I don't know, maybe it's just me being skeptical.

I mean, it's not like anyone in America can possibly support his actions, but realize that IC may not be taking the best route for it. The government has already taken action:

In May 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act,[21] legislation aimed at stopping Kony and the LRA. The bill passed unanimously in the United States Senate on March 11. On May 12, 2010, a motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill was agreed to by voice vote (two-thirds being in the affirmative) in the House of Representatives.[22] In November Obama delivered a strategy document to Congress, asking for more funding to disarm Kony and the LRA.[23] In October 2011, Obama authorized the deployment of approximately 100 combat-equipped U.S. troops to central Africa.[24] Their goal is to help regional forces remove Kony and senior LRA leaders from the battlefield. "Although the U.S. forces are combat-equipped, they will only be providing information, advice, and assistance to partner nation forces, and they will not themselves engage LRA forces unless necessary for self-defense," Obama said in a letter to Congress.[citation needed]

From the Kony wiki.

I agree, very smoothly edited, and really prompts a user action-->to share, if nothing else. 

This is the "anything else" section. The mod said it was okay, so it's okay. If you don't like something, don't read it-simple as that. 

Thanks for posting this.

-RBuck

So you're saying we can't talk about national college football? Or Xbox 360? Or golf? Or ponies? Or other conferences? Or violations outside of the B1G? This is "off topic land", meaning not football, basketball, site stuff, non-revenue sports or a ticket market. To say "Ohio State and B1G stuff only" is silly. Hmmmmmmmmm. 

Human rights violations/causes are apolitical.  Politics may have their place in getting things done, but this discussion is not political.  If you don't care or want to talk about this, post elsewhere.

Lol at the people who made this film and lol at the people who donated to it.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/03/kony-2012-intoxicated-mast...

1000% political.  I hope if we are posting more kony videos at least they are of the video maker getting arrested for public masturbation and vandalism.  But hey I'm sure he was sauced with company funds so it was all for a good cause.