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MAKE KONY FAMOUS (Kony2012.com)
13 years ago
I am sure that I am not the only person who has taken notice of this on FA, but I am doing my best to spread the word. I am MAKING KONY FAMOUS, but not for good deeds but for the atrocities he has done to humanity.
WATCH THE VIDEO.
It will only take half an hour, the 30 minutes normally taken by sitting in front of a TV and watching ONE standard episode of a Series, an episode you can probably watch later on Netflix or hell, even youtube!
I have not realized how much I have taken of granted living in a priveledge life and this has opened my eyes. I didnt know about the years if fear children had to live through or even the face that led such fear. But now I know.
I may just be one person, or 'furson', but I know enough that if I can get at least 10 people to read this, wath the video and repost in their journal so that those people can get another 10 people each to repost, me, that one person, can suddenly turn into 101 and GROWING!
Make everyone aware of it, hell, tell everyone you know about it! Online, real life, it doesnt matter! MAKE KONY FAMOUS. We've only got till December 31st, 2012 to stop this man and I sure as hell am not going to sit on my ass and watch him get away. Join the movement, donate, DO SOMETHING.
For all you artsy people out there, make just ONE piece of art, just ONE and see how many people will take notice. For all you writers out there, write a 250-500 word short story in your view as a child soldier, throw a furry twist in there! RESEARCH about what Kony FORCES these children soldiers to do. For evryonr else, you are no less important than an artist or writer, YOU can make a difference as well! Spread the world, donate, and if you do donate, why not just set aside that commissiom money you've been saving and buy yourself a shirt or bracelet from KONY2012.COM and show it off as your profile ID?
Repost this please and get others who have yet to know gain knowledge. My eyes have opened, have yours?
http://whitthef.wordpress.com/2012/...../07/kony-2012/
Agreeably I dont like the ways they are using some of the money for marketing and compaigns, nor do I like the fact that they are using Us troops to intervene. Initially I was a bit troubled as well seeing some of the posts on Reddit, but I did some more research on both sides, ultkmately and plainly you see where I stand.
Most of the things the 'debunkers' or skeptics seem to be questioning about are their donation plans and tax forms, especially with only 30% going to the actual schools, but after I took a closer look at their forms myself, I honestly see that its pretty much within reason.
The travel expenses are right on the money, it certainly isnt cheap to fly nor is it to drive nowadays with gas prices going up. Military expenses, seems a bit shady to me, But I am researching that as of now as its not a particular field I am too familiar in. Marketing and Campaign expenses are high, but seeing as they do have a set date to get as many people to know about the campaign before it is over, There are some reasons to it, although personally I'd like more of that money to be seen into the education system.
I read up on the topic as much as I can, and even then I still learn more things. I'll try to keep as updated as possible.
Also excuse any typos, its not very easy to type on a Tablet.
This does not change my views on IC however. Their Direct Military Involvement plan, I can do without, but bravo for them to raise awareness. That is what their mission was intended to do, to raise American (and Universal) awareness. Sure , its totally a 'hipster' thing, but what isnt now a days? Things always will come and go as a fad, and IC's currently popularity is one of them.
Hell, those 'Feed Poor Children' campaigns and videos were a hipster fad once upon a time too and now you see those commercials on TV nightly.
I'm not saying, well, Im totally a hipster and I want to join the cool crowd, but some could read me that way, let them do so. I was only aware of IC's campaign less than a year ago, and have stuck to them since. But that's how spreading awareness works no? There will come to be a point in time where something will overflow and become the 'next thing'.
IC's goal is to spread awareness and to involve Direct Military actions, which they have succeeded in doing so. This causes a domino effect, the more people who are aware of Joseph Kony's action, the more they will do something about it. You don't have to donate to IC, instead you can donate to another charity that supports more to hunger/education, IC is still doing their job. You dont have to agree with them, but you are then simply aware of the problem and doing something about it.
I'll probably post again in a few, but my hands are beginning to hurt typing in landscape mode for the 25 minutes it takes for me to type on the tablet. So again, excuse any typos.
Sick of people posting that 5 year old article going "hurr this is proof of why not to do it, he's starving in the congo". If he STARVED five years ago, he wouldn't be a problem now. I don't want people to argue, I just want this to be a sucess
I cant donate much either, but you dont need to x3 The point of the campaign is awareness, and thats what we're doing is that not? :U Success indeed