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Mar 7, 2012 9:28 AM
This is a really well done documentary type video. Very powerful. It’s 29 mins long so only watch when you have the time<o:p></o:p>
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The KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc
Mar 7, 2012 9:28am
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Mar 7, 2012 9:55 AM
If you haven't seen the original Invisible Children film, you need to see it to see the full story of what is happening in Uganda. If I can find it somewhere online today, I'll post it.
Mar 7, 2012 9:55am
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Mar 7, 2012 10:46 AM
1st to not give a shit.
Mar 7, 2012 10:46am
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Mar 7, 2012 2:32 PM
I've seen this float around. I finally watched it.
Mar 7, 2012 2:32pm
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Mar 7, 2012 2:35 PM
Just finished watching it myself. The story has been blowing up my twitter and facebook today.
Mar 7, 2012 2:35pm
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Mar 7, 2012 2:51 PM
http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/

The cause is great, the organization....not so much however
Mar 7, 2012 2:51pm
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Mar 7, 2012 2:55 PM
Fuck Invisible Children

Had to watch that shit in High School..you know it's bad when your teacher says you get to watch a video in class and you hate it.
Mar 7, 2012 2:55pm
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Mar 7, 2012 2:59 PM
I find it odd that the night where everybody is supposed to cover the streets in Kony also happens to be 4/20..
Mar 7, 2012 2:59pm
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Mar 7, 2012 3:08 PM
Joseph Kony sucks. The Ugandan government sucks too.
Mar 7, 2012 3:08pm
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Mar 7, 2012 5:07 PM
Pretty amazing that the video was posted Monday and has already surpassed 7 million views.
Mar 7, 2012 5:07pm
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Mar 7, 2012 9:53 PM
stop Kony. Eat Coney's.
Mar 7, 2012 9:53pm
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Mar 8, 2012 8:26 AM
I cant post it from work but has everyone seen the

Ball So Hard MuthaTruckers Wanna Find Me.....MEME w/ KONY?...that is hilarious
Mar 8, 2012 8:26am
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Mar 8, 2012 8:30 AM
dwccrew;1108382 wrote:Pretty amazing that the video was posted Monday and has already surpassed 7 million views.
It's almost to 27 million now. Crazy.
Mar 8, 2012 8:30am
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Mar 8, 2012 9:06 AM
This stuff has been going on for years over there. Its ridiculous something hasnt been done about it by now. Must not be much oil over there cause seems not to many governments are worried about it.
Mar 8, 2012 9:06am
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Mar 8, 2012 9:20 AM
Jim Norton was Twitter gold last night with Kony puns
Mar 8, 2012 9:20am
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Mar 8, 2012 9:47 AM
mcburg93;1108801 wrote:This stuff has been going on for years over there. Its ridiculous something hasnt been done about it by now. Must not be much oil over there cause seems not to many governments are worried about it.
The question is, if you use government resources to get Kony, then what? Do you continue going afters? Because it won't stop there. Hell, even the Ugandan army is accused of doing this. Just like everything else...is it our government's responsibility to take care of this? Or is it a people thing?
Mar 8, 2012 9:47am
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Mar 8, 2012 9:54 AM
And people though this shit would end with Idi Amin's death...smh
Mar 8, 2012 9:54am
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Mar 8, 2012 9:54 AM
WebFire;1108812 wrote:The question is, if you use government resources to get Kony, then what? Do you continue going afters? Because it won't stop there. Hell, even the Ugandan army is accused of doing this. Just like everything else...is it our government's responsibility to take care of this? Or is it a people thing?
no they dont have any oil or resources we need...when they do we will step in
Mar 8, 2012 9:54am
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Mar 8, 2012 10:02 AM
Gblock;1108816 wrote:no they dont have any oil or resources we need...when they do we will step in
Point is, even if we do step in, how far do we go? Getting rid of 1 guy isn't going to fix the problem.
Mar 8, 2012 10:02am
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Mar 8, 2012 10:09 AM
This is a money grab by a shady non-profit which gives only 31% of its proceeds to the actual cause

don't be fooled by these hipsters
Mar 8, 2012 10:09am
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Mar 8, 2012 10:11 AM
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Mar 8, 2012 10:24 AM
2quik4u;1108823 wrote:This is a money grab by a shady non-profit which gives only 31% of its proceeds to the actual cause

don't be fooled by these hipsters
To be fair, their mission is more "awareness" than "action" as I understand it. They spend a crap ton of money traveling around the country and playing the film places. The % of their money that goes to their programs is inline with most NPOs, it's just that their programs aren't focused on providing direct aid.

That said, it's treating a symptom (albeit a bad one) by feeding another (the Ugandan government).

And finally...
Mar 8, 2012 10:24am
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Mar 8, 2012 10:30 AM
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Mar 8, 2012 10:32 AM
2quik4u;1108823 wrote:This is a money grab by a shady non-profit which gives only 31% of its proceeds to the actual cause

don't be fooled by these hipsters

Link? So I can rain on these facebookers parade
Mar 8, 2012 10:32am