The Kony 2012 Campaign

I'm sorry, I understand why people are spreading this, but I haven't looked too much into it so I can't really comment on the positives/negatives....

BUT

what I don't get is how so many people (seems like all of our generation today) are/were so against the invasion of Iraq (to get rid of Saddam, a far more brutal man who killed a crazy amount and really hurt his country in economic/environmental terms etc.) yet are so for the killing of this guy? It just doesn't make sense to me....or am I missing something? If I am, tell me

Where is the event happening? Can you give me more info on it please, i was wondering if anything was happening here.

Can't be bothered to go into a long explanation, but this is not advocating his death / an invasion of Uganda. This guy is a lone agent effectively - not politically affiliated with anything. 10:45 - 13:00 on the video summarises it all well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

It kind of annoys me how they're turning something important into a fashionable internet thing. Yeah sure it's a nice idea but that's how it comes across. Although granted Id never even heard of this Kony dude before this whole thing and I hope something comes from it.

I'm all for KONY2012 and think it's a great thing, but Obama and Bush both oversaw/oversee things that are as bad happening in Afghanistan, and did in Iraq. Should they be arrested too? Both Kony and those are fighting for similar reasons.

I didn't feel anything watching the video. It felt like they were massively overstating their importance and the importance of what they're doing. Yeah, sure, it was a well-made film but that doesn't sway me. The video also showed clear indoctrination of a child, yet he complained about the 'propaganda' we see each day.

Also, did anyone else get the feeling that they were more of a cult than an action group? I mean, they have their own symbol, name and show of unity. Furthermore, did the narrator have the audacity to imply that the world didn't do enough to stop Hitler? Because from where I was sat, it did.

PLEASE just do us all a favour and lock yourself up in a room. And don't ever ever ever come out.
Thanks.

While I agree that these is evil and needs to be stopped, the cold reality is that this sort of thing is happening all across Africa, and people turn a,blind eye because it doesn't concern them. Creating this huge worldwide manhunt may help to track down this one man, but after that has happened we'll all give ourselves a pat on the back and carry on with our lives as if Africa has been saved. While I think this is a good campaign, the responses to it really show just how ignorant Americans (no, everyone) is in regards to what really happens, and the reasons are media censorship, nobody wants to get involved so these crimes go unreported. I hope we will start to see a big change, but unfortunately I doubt it will happen, what's more likely is people will watch this video, retweet it and then go back to living in their decadent bubble.

In response to your question, are the US Government doing enough? I think that it is really easy to criticise the U.S. Government here, with the fact that they ignored the issue for 8 years until they eventually sent 100 soldiers to Uganda. However, the U.S. Government operate with the interests of the U.S. at the forefront of their minds, and 8 years ago when Invisible Children had just started campaigning against Kony, only a very small minority of people knew about him, which is why the Government did nothing. I'm not saying that is right at all, if anything a country with such an enormous world influence should have acted earlier. But at least the U.S. have listened and have made some effort to send soldiers. Now people need to help by giving the government support to send more than the 100 U.S. soldiers that are currently in Uganda.

But I think this campaign video is going the right way about making a difference - they realise that if government's are going to act to arrest Kony, then they need the backing of the people. Support from the people can only come about once people are made aware of the nature of Kony's crimes.

Inform me then. Over a million Afghan deaths (mostly civilians), a lot of rape, a lot of torture, and the Americans have got away largely scot-free. It's hardly a rosy picture.