Kony2012= SCAM
If I see one more post of FB share about the Kony youtube video about Kony2012, I'm going to scream. SCAM SCAM SCAM, do your research people! The charity organization in charge of this youtube video spreading like wildfire is NOT legitimate. Yes, Kony is real and a horrible man. However, this happened over 20 years ago and he has not even BEEN in Uganda for over six years. The US has already sent their help...there isn't anything to be "spreading". The whole POINT to spreading the word is to get the US to help, which they have already done. This happens in different countries around the world daily.
Vent over.
Vent over.
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I am amazed that people would watch a youtube video and immediately jump all over it. When the first publicity it gets it from a youtube video and celebrity twitter, there should be some red flags there in your mind immediately.
I am disgusted that a charity organization would jump on such a horrible thing just to make a profit out of it....but I guess it happens everyday!
Regardless, I'm not saying every penny isn't worth while to help in the fight against the atrocies Ugandan youth and population face.
The US has already sent their aid. What else do people want? There are war criminals in every country. It is NOT America's job to police the world. Yes, this is a horrible man. Yes, he needs to be caught. The fact of the matter is that we need to stop helping every other country but our OWN. The entire purpose of this is to get a public outcry, have people write to their congressmen and senators to show support for occupying yet ANOTHER country. We already have military presence in 230+ countries now. Trying to save the world is destroying us.
And if you do your research, you will see that what @outlaw_sphinx is saying is true. This "charity" gives money to the government guilty of the same outrageous crimes. They donate almost nothing to the country's aid and have open investigations while the "owners" pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars.
If you want to support the movement, that's fine. Support it. Just don't advertise a false charity with a get rich quick scheme. It's disgusting.
This has been going on for twenty-six years, but we are just now facebooking it? It is a money scheme, plain and simple. Buy into it if you want. I sure as hell won't.
I am going to go eat my yummy ice cream now while children are out there starving in Africa.
No, all shouldn't be "forgotten", but you keep side-stepping the fact that US troops are already involved. I am saying that we should move on with our day to day and help our own suffering citizens before sending more foreign aid.
And by god, stop posting up Invisible Children's charity organization to get more people to flush their money down the drain.
You want to spread awareness @armahnismommy, go ahead. Go to the store, buy some T-shirt and write his name on them. Go buy some beads and make a bracelet. Unless you're writing your congressman, senator, participating in rally's and protests, you're not accomplishing a thing.
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I am wrapping up my ice cream in a paper bag right now and I'll mail it first thing in the morning. Do you have the address for Africa? And, oh, do you think it will make it there okay?
And now a general statement...It's good to look at all angles of an argument. Research all sides if you're that passionate about a cause. I am, in NO WAY, a PC person and my mouth will get me into trouble if i don't reign it in. That being said: can't we all just get along? Haha
Maybe next time
I would say if you can't get out there to help, make sure donations go to a well known charitable organization.
Anyways, the intention of this post was to make everyone aware that the Invisible Children foundation is not a legitimate charity and to spend your money and time elsewhere. I do not support the cause, but if people want to, that is their prerogative.
Simple as that.
I don't jump on bandwagons. I enjoy being educated and politically incorrect. Sorry that my personality isn't for everyone.