Sunday, March 18, 2012

Kony Vs. The World

Two words: Stop Kony. As of March 2012, those words have been heard all around the world because of one YouTube video. Jason Russell, a founder of Invisible Children, Inc. put together a video introducing Joseph Kony to the world. He wanted Kony to get as much publicity as possible, making his name known to every single person in the world, but not for good reasons. Joseph Kony is the head of LRA- Lord's Resistance Army- a Ugandan guerrilla group.Although he does many negative things, he is mostly known for abducting children and using them as sex-slaves and child soldiers.

When news of Kony spread, the world was shocked. How could something so horrible be happening in the world and nobody has heard about it? This video, which is one of the most watched YouTube videos ever, was simply an eye-opener. There is a lot of controversy surrounding the video; people not thinking it's accurate or the donation money does not go towards helping these "invisible children". Regardless, the goal is to capture Kony in the year 2012 and to help the world by defeating him as a group! The reality is that things are happening all over the world that we are oblivious about, and it's our job to be aware and tell others about terrible events. Below is the link to watch the video. Take 30 minutes of your life to witness what is happening in the world and together, we can stop Kony!


Kony 2012

2 comments:

  1. It's crazy to think about how big our world is and how many things are going on at every second of every day and how we have literally no idea about it. My friend Ben actually lead me to watch this video just a little while ago and since then it has blown up. Sadly, I am one of those people who really did have no idea about this man and what was going on in Uganda. I feel like now I am a little more educated about it though and hopefully will help spread my knowledge.

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  2. Though I think Invisible Children's hearts are in the right place and Kony does need to be stopped, I don't think this is the right way to go about it. The whole 2012 'campaign' style advertising seems a little fishy to me and I have researched Invisible Children's charity. All money they receive should go towards the cause but in fact, only about 30% goes to helping the 'invisible children' while the rest goes towards making that fancy video and other forms of advertising. Yes I think that Kony should be stopped and no I did not know about him before the video but I want to help in a way that does not benefit a company rather than those who actually need it. Also, why now? Why 2012? If this has been going on so long, I wonder why an election year? The obvious target market for the video is young adults because of the huge blow up over Facebook so it seems plausible that it is a campaign ploy for Obama. If he captures Kony as his last hurrah before the elections, it is obvious these young adults who are so concerned about the Invisible Children will want to vote for him again. Just a thought.. but yes, stop Kony, but check how you are helping before you dive off the edge with the rest of society..

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