NOKY!!, NOKY!! TOPIC OPTIONS

[contrarian messiah]

NOKY!!! yeah!


oh i am outraged!! outraged!! something must be done!! so what im going to do is share NOKY!!! on facebook and twitter as much as i can!! the more youtube hots it gets the more likely my outraged will be addressed!!

YES!!

NOKY!!!!

[Hitman]

Isn't it Kony?

[contrarian messiah]

does it matter? im just trying to help

[Dante]

it clearly show up, how retarded sharing-only people are. And if i can accept the whole plot behind the movie ... i cant understand brainless people who share it for ... for what? Sharing will not change ANYTHING .... but as we can notice big % of humanity is not able to face it, or even see it.

[KingofTheGrill]

I avoided watching the doco as long as I could, I'm only 15 minutes in and I already hate the guy who made it more than Kony.
I know, show a picture to my young son and say"This is a bad man" *tears*
BRILLIANT FILM MAKING!!!!
Show young "Jacob" having a serious moment that could invoke alot of emotions from alot of people *tears*
VOICE OVER TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IT WAS ME HE WAS TALKING TO AND THAT ITS ME WHO IS NOW GOING TO MAKE THE STAND!!!!

I do of course realise the atrocities being committed, but they are no different today then ever before. Literally Billions have been thrown at countries like this for decades and things are still the same, is putting all the blame on this one dude and having him "Taken out" really going to do anything?

Knee-jerk reaction after putting up with so many people on Facebook who are now suddenly so concerned with the kids in Uganda, enough to post a link anyway.

Better finish the video

[Hitman]

does it matter? im just trying to help

It is pretty incredible the idiots on my Facebook feed that suddenly care this much.

[Faith of Judas]

[liamb123]

[Hitman]

!!!

[Faith of Judas]

[Dante]

avangers

[Disposable Hero]

[Satanic Cowboy]

He's dead.

[ozzman]

is it bad that I actually know which one is Uganda? That probably puts me in about the .5% of Americans that can identify it.

[Hitman]

Why is that bad? That's the whole point of the joke/picture, doofus

[vibezgarden]

i refused to watch but because of this thread i'm now 3 and a half mins in... i'm in tears of embarassment

[Col]

He's dead.

Killed by a claymore!? what a cheap way to go out. Should've been in a hail of AK47 bullets from a child-assassin.

[Sir RunkO)))]

I'm clicking but nothing's happening.

[Sloppopotamus]

I'm clicking but nothing's happening.

You must have clicked on the wrong country then, because when I clicked on it I got AIDS.

[Faith of Judas]

I'm clicking but nothing's happening.

that's because you're clicking on the wrong country. Keep trying.

[Sir RunkO)))]

You must have clicked on the wrong country then, because when I clicked on it I got AIDS.

This post has been edited by Sir Runk: Mar 8 2012, 6:53 AM

[Faith of Judas]

Sorry to bring the serious into this thread, but just in case the more empathetic (read: gullible) types show up, here's this:

Invisible Children And Kony 2012 Exposed

Today my feed has EXPLODED with this Kony 2012 stuff. Who is Kony? He’s a murderer that runs an organization in Africa, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which kidnaps kids and kills people. The response to this is that we should fight back against him and help save Uganda from the child kidnapper and family murderer. Here’s how to stop him: all you have to do is just donate a few dollars to… Wait a minute!

How the hell are people smart enough to avoid a Craigslist scam asking to help a Nigerian Prince recover his riches, but someone makes a thirty minute high-production video on YouTube and suddenly: SEND ALL THE MONEY! Immediately a few red flags came up on Kony 2012 and most of them were solved in just a few minutes of Google searching and digging.

Is Joseph Kony Even In Uganda? Nope. Uganda is in a phase of rebuilding. The Kony 2012 video and Invisible Children make it seem that Joseph Kony is a monster ravaging through Northern Uganda as if he were Godzilla stomping through Tokyo. However, a quick fact check has pointed me to this: On July 8th, 2005, the International Criminal Court (ICC) named Joseph Kony the number one criminal in the world because of his crimes in Uganda. Shortly after the ICC indicted Kony, he fled Uganda and officially has been in hiding since 2006 (Source). Basically, he has since been hiding in a hole like Saddam Hussein and has approximately as much power as Saddam Hussein had while he was living in his hole, next to none. Hold that thought for later.

In short: I’ve just learned that this company “Invisible Children Inc” is lying. They’re making money off a man and a problem based on our ignorance.

Who Are Invisible Children? Invisible Children is a company that was created by a few college students who travelled to Uganda and made a movie about it. They didn’t travel there looking for a story, they had to make one up as they went. They can be best described in this quote: “Invisible Children is too late. It has taught us that MTV type media can get university students interested in a world crisis, the problem is it took too much time. Night commuting, outlined as one of the major problems in northern Uganda by the film, is practically non-existent now. Why? Peace is coming to the region.” (Source). I’ve also learned that Invisible Children Inc isn’t even accredited by the Better Business Bureau. Susan G. Komen has come under fire for recent decisions that have been made and because their CEO makes millions, regardless they’re accredited because they’re a legitimate charity that helps millions of women. Invisible Children Inc is not accredited, which tells me they may not be a real charity, and that’s a huge red flag.

A little digging has shown me that they are in fact a charity organization and cannot profit, which is nice, except that the organization’s three filmmakers and co-founders receive a combined pay of $223,922 and in addition, Invisible Children holds the following assets: computer equipment ($751,000), transportation equipment ($288,762), video and camera equipment ($177,769), and furniture and fixtures ($45,361). (Source 1)(Source 2). The first source tells us that Invisible Children is very good with their money: Everything checks out and is accounted for, however, they score very low in their Accountability and Transparency. Basically that means they handle their money well, but they may not be doing what we think they should be doing with their money.

In short: Invisible Children has already lied about Joseph Kony being the Godzilla of Uganda, so my belief is that the executives and filmmakers at Invisible Children continue to make movies that are a few years too late and rely on college students and younger people to fund their travels around the world so that each of them can live a very moderate life averaging a little over $80,000/year. In the process, they’ve accrued a great deal of funds to build their movie making and documentary system and in return, all they have to do is build a few schools and buy clothes for people in Uganda with the extra money so not to make it look like it’s a giant scheme.

Are There Bigger Problems Facing Africa? Yes, lots. The issue with what seems like a vast majority of people these days is that they assume killing the bad guy will lead to prosperity. Egypt, Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq have all lost their vicious leaders and we expected them to be fixed by now. Egypt is in a rebuilding phase, Syria is a dump, Afghanistan is still in war, and Iraq is a dump. Saddam Hussein was tried and given capital punishment in 2006: Iraq is still rebuilding from that (hold this thought too). Uganda is in the process of rebuilding which involves needing supplies for schools, education, economy, clean water, heath care and a strong organized government. The people of Uganda need to unite and come together to form one peaceful community, but that is going to take many many years.

In short: Uganda has a lot more than 99 problems and they can’t be solved overnight, and especially not with the arrest and/or assassination of Joseph Kony.

Conclusion: Still holding those Saddam Hussein thoughts from earlier? Here everything will make sense: Joseph Kony left Uganda and is effectively hiding with no power since 2006 and Uganda has been rebuilding since. This means Joseph Kony is basically Uganda’s Saddam Hussein (Saddam hasn’t been in power in Iraq since his death in 2006). Watch what happens when I translate Uganda to have it make sense to uninformed Americans: Invisible Children is telling us that we should make Joseph Kony Saddam Hussein famous in 2012, because Joseph Kony Saddam Hussein is running rampant in Uganda Iraq and is killing innocent children. Saddam Hussein has been dead since 2006, Joseph Kony has been (pretty much) dead since 2006.

Invisible Children is trying to make money from our ignorance based solely on the fact that they’re a relatively small organization and have avoided major public backlash and scrutiny for lying directly to us by flying just under the media radar. However, with this new Kony 2012 effort: I can almost see the future say with confidence that Invisible Children is going to come under major fire for exaggerating the facts and manipulating people in their course for making money.

Do not trust Invisible Children with your money. It’s pretty easy to see that there’s a large amount of evidence pointing to this company being a money making scheme by a few smart men who have been able to dance around the law and media scrutiny.

Love, Joe

Have a question? Email: joe@joerenken.com or message Joe on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Renken

http://blog.joerenken.com/2012/03/07/invis...y-2012-exposed/

[Doommantia]

They've done some good (i.e raise awareness, mostly) and I respect that, but I won't support an organisation whom supports the Ugandan military with the excuse "its the only feasable way", how can they want Kony out and yet support people who are just as bad?

[Faith of Judas]

On the other hand, if anyone feels compelled to save the invisible children (or just wreak vengeance) feel free to send the money you would have given to their fund my way instead. I know more than a handful of the right sort of people. If you send me enough money I'll round up some friends and solve this problem permanently.

[Excession]

^ Brilliant.

[Doommantia]

Good article here.

[Chtimixeur]

NKOTB!!! yeah!

[ozzman]

and this is what the LRA recently did in Congo



link

[Razzaxxe]

The insincerity of it all just rubs me the wrong way. It's shameless bandwagon-hopping thinly guised as genuine interest and compassion. It also feels like a huge cyber power-trip now that people are aware of the potentially significant effects of viral campaigns. FoJ's "Click on Uganda" picture sums it up perfectly.

[Doommantia]

^ +1
I'm more concerned by peoples ignorance and the bandwagon hopping, like they care more about the image of themselves as opposed to millions of people suffering.