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#1 2012-03-10 12:50:57
- kirkalexander
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Stop Joseph Kony 2012
I wasn't quite sure where I would put this,so I figured here would be best.
WHO IS JOSEPH KONY?
Joseph Kony is the #1 wanted man. He currently is in Africa,in Uganda.
WHAT DOES HE DO THAT MAKES HIM WANTED?
He abducts children and turns the boys into child soldiers,and the girls into * slaves. It's not just a couple,it's around 30,000!
HOW CAN I HELP?
Most people don't know who Kony is. You can help by making him famous,which keeps it at a high priority to the Government,which keeps the 100 people (I think soldiers) in Uganda,which will eventually lead to Kony's capture.
IS THERE MORE INFO?
Yes. I can't remember all of it right now,but they have a website. http://www.kony2012.com/
FWI for all,I don't get on much anymore.
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#3 2012-03-10 12:55:53
- agscratcher
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
While I do believe that Kony is an evil man, the Kony 2012 stuff supports the Uganda national army, which does the same stuff as Kony.
I'd rather not support Kony 2012. And before you say "OMG U HEARTLSS1!1!1!!" you should hear me out. Invisible Children supports direct military intervention, and spends more money on advertising than actual charity.
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#4 2012-03-10 13:02:25
- veggieman001
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
Ecliptic wrote:
Duplicate.
The other thread was deleted
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#6 2012-03-10 13:21:51
- RedRocker227
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
Invisible Children is a scam. They keep around 70% of the money for their own personal use, and the remaining money just gets given to the Ugandan army, which isn't much better. I'm all for stopping Kony, but it's better to do it your own way e.g. marches, than to give money to Invisible Children.
Why
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#7 2012-03-10 13:44:08
- soupoftomato
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
30% of the money is actually used to do anything worthwhile.
Most people saying "LOL LIKE THIS POST AND YOU TAKE DOWN EVIL UGANDAN WARLORD" never actually donated anyway.
Awareness doesn't stop mean people.
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#8 2012-03-10 13:54:31
- bananaman114
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
It won't help :I
so I'm kinda anti Kony 2012
the sun still shines
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#9 2012-03-10 14:05:27
- Stickman704
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
Yeah, about the other thread, what happened to it? Why did it get deleted and if it got deleted for topical reasons, then what's to say this won't?
Anyway...http://cloud.invisiblechildren.com/medi … ment.pdfp/
Last edited by Stickman704 (2012-03-10 14:05:39)
Dun dun dun dun dun dun.... dun dun dun dun dun dun...
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#10 2012-03-10 14:08:00
- veggieman001
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
Stickman704 wrote:
Yeah, about the other thread, what happened to it? Why did it get deleted and if it got deleted for topical reasons, then what's to say this won't?
Anyway...http://cloud.invisiblechildren.com/medi … ment.pdfp/
It was deleted by its owner because people disagreed with it, I believe.
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#11 2012-03-10 17:29:38
Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
agscratcher wrote:
While I do believe that Kony is an evil man, the Kony 2012 stuff supports the Uganda national army, which does the same stuff as Kony.
I'd rather not support Kony 2012. And before you say "OMG U HEARTLSS1!1!1!!" you should hear me out. Invisible Children supports direct military intervention, and spends more money on advertising than actual charity.
Sorry PF, too lazy to make my own!
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#12 2012-03-10 17:40:31
- rookwood101
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
http://www.boingboing.net/2012/03/08/af … -hype.html
http://visiblechildren.com
http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com
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#14 2012-03-11 09:56:11
Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
Stickman704 wrote:
Yeah, about the other thread, what happened to it? Why did it get deleted and if it got deleted for topical reasons, then what's to say this won't?
Anyway...http://cloud.invisiblechildren.com/medi … ment.pdfp/
Yeah, it got deleted because it started to get into a Flame War.
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#15 2012-03-11 10:10:18
- Optimax-DJ
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
Liru wrote:
He's already been arrested, see?
Very good 
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#16 2012-03-11 11:45:17
Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
soupoftomato wrote:
30% of the money is actually used to do anything worthwhile.
Not true. 70% goes to the charity owner's salary and advertising and the remaining 30% goes to an army who constantly rapes, murders etc. people. I believe they also use child soldiers, lots of people do, not just Kony.
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#17 2012-03-11 11:55:39
- veggieman001
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
joletole wrote:
Stickman704 wrote:
Yeah, about the other thread, what happened to it? Why did it get deleted and if it got deleted for topical reasons, then what's to say this won't?
Anyway...http://cloud.invisiblechildren.com/medi … ment.pdfp/Yeah, it got deleted because it started to get into a Flame War.
No it didn't. People were just telling you that you were wrong about the impact it would do. No flaming occurred.
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#18 2012-03-13 01:19:08
- kirkalexander
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
Hmm...I didn't know that. I believe Kony should be stopped,Invisible Children supported,but through other means now. %70 of money should go to the armies to defeated Kony,%30 to cover costs.
(I stand by my posts. No one will dishearten me into deleting them.)
FWI for all,I don't get on much anymore.
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#19 2012-03-13 04:03:50
Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
kirkalexander wrote:
Hmm...I didn't know that. I believe Kony should be stopped,Invisible Children supported,but through other means now. %70 of money should go to the armies to defeated Kony,%30 to cover costs.
(I stand by my posts. No one will dishearten me into deleting them.)
70% to the armies? No. Firstly, the Ugandan army is as bad as Kony, and secondly, even if they did kill/capture Kony his followers would just retaliate by killing thousands more.
The best thing to do now is to use the money to make the safehouses nicer and safer.
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#20 2012-03-13 05:30:14
- Paddle2See
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Re: Stop Joseph Kony 2012
While world justice is certainly a worthy goal, I don't think this topic fits into the guidelines of simply something of interest that you are trying to share with your fellow Scratchers. This is a political topic - a category that is not permitted on the Scratch forums. Please feel free to make a project about it though and continue the conversation on the project comments.
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