KONY 2012

[ascent]

am i a bad person because i cant be arsed to watch this or find out what it's about?

[Duffman]

am i a bad person because i cant be arsed to watch this or find out what it's about?

Nah man I haven't watched it and don't really give a shit either.

[choc-ice]

i was expecting something along the lines of the zeitgeist thing. its a good cause but i feel a bit like if i support it i am just some next sheep. the internet has made me such a pessimist ):

[Lystric]

seems like they are spending way too much money on the film production and shit, but on a serious note:

[knell]

is he seriously wearing a supreme hat? ouch.

[Shum]

Some more internet sensitivity:

[Shum]

is he seriously wearing a supreme hat? ouch.

nah, it's shopped.

[hutyluty]

cut off the head and another will grow in its place sure enough. facebook is cancer today.

So what do we do? Nothing?

bit late reply but- going after one man isnt going to stop anything- its pointless and just serves to distract away from the main cause of this- poverty and the exploitation of resources by foreigners etc

[davwuh]

anyone got a tl;dr about this? I get the guys a child abducter warlord or some shit, but what does the video hope to do about it?

[Molzie]

anyone got a tl;dr about this? I get the guys a child abducter warlord or some shit, but what does the video hope to do about it?

never made it to the end but I'm pretty sure he wanted parents to hide yo kids, hide yo wife.

[James Kofi]

[LACE]

i just want to slap the smug off that man's face, don't trust him one bit. i'm gonna go out on a limb here and assume the US military is gonna use momentum from this video to increase the number of troops in uganda for the most ppreeeccciioouss resource. all in the name of humanity and good will! america the protector of the weak!



that was easy.
i'm sticking to doctors without borders.

[JTMMusicuk]

how many virals does it take to start a world war?

[Phigure]

god i really cant stand this guy, he's so saccharine

[ThomasEll]

To be honest I think that Invisible Children is a very shady organisation, they seem to exaggerate the facts in order to further their own goals, and are most definitely driving forward something to increase their own bank balances.

Obviously Kony is not a nice guy. But there does that mean we should dedicate 2012 to the sole purpose of arresting him?



Interpol currently lists 107 people being wanted for war crimes. Do they not deserve to be made just as famous as Kony? Or can humanity only manage to care about one thing at a time?

[magma]

To be honest I think that Invisible Children is a very shady organisation, they seem to exaggerate the facts in order to further their own goals, and are most definitely driving forward something to increase their own bank balances.

Obviously Kony is not a nice guy. But there does that mean we should dedicate 2012 to the sole purpose of arresting him?



Interpol currently lists 107 people being wanted for war crimes. Do they not deserve to be made just as famous as Kony? Or can humanity only manage to care about one thing at a time?

Have a look at the amount of threads currently on the main page of this one forum, stories on all the news websites or trending topics on Twitter... it's clearly perfectly possible to absorb/engage with this campaign, live the rest of your life AND be interested in other things.

Why do people assume that by agreeing with some of the sentiment of a YouTube video and sending it to your mates you're agreeing to dedicate your entire year to capturing a single man?! When has that ever happened about anything? We're humans, not pocket calculators.

A bit of balance, ninjas!

[knell]

To be honest I think that Invisible Children is a very shady organisation, they seem to exaggerate the facts in order to further their own goals, and are most definitely driving forward something to increase their own bank balances.

Obviously Kony is not a nice guy. But there does that mean we should dedicate 2012 to the sole purpose of arresting him?

Interpol currently lists 107 people being wanted for war crimes. Do they not deserve to be made just as famous as Kony? Or can humanity only manage to care about one thing at a time?

devils(?) advocate:

they do respond to the most prominent criticisms here, which is also linked on their home page.

i really want to believe they're genuine. misguided? probably. but still, the level of interaction they have with the shitstorm they've created is pretty admirable.

either way, this is the most astounding viral marketing campaign I've witnessed... 30m views in 28 hours... not even RebBlack pulled those stats off.

[grillis]

maan


there was like a 30minute news report/discussion on tv tonight about this

[ThomasEll]

To be honest I think that Invisible Children is a very shady organisation, they seem to exaggerate the facts in order to further their own goals, and are most definitely driving forward something to increase their own bank balances.

Obviously Kony is not a nice guy. But there does that mean we should dedicate 2012 to the sole purpose of arresting him?



Interpol currently lists 107 people being wanted for war crimes. Do they not deserve to be made just as famous as Kony? Or can humanity only manage to care about one thing at a time?

Have a look at the amount of threads currently on the main page of this one forum, stories on all the news websites or trending topics on Twitter... it's clearly perfectly possible to absorb/engage with this campaign, live the rest of your life AND be interested in other things.

Why do people assume that by agreeing with some of the sentiment of a YouTube video and sending it to your mates you're agreeing to dedicate your entire year to capturing a single man?! When has that ever happened about anything? We're humans, not pocket calculators.

A bit of balance, ninjas!

I was talking more about humanity as a collective

[knell]

there was like a 30minute news report/discussion on tv tonight about this

indeed, more proof that this campaign sets a precedent in viral marketing. it's in all news outlets, across the globe, within two days... I've never seen anything like that before... correct me if I've missed something.