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KONY 2012

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by davzee, Mar 12, 2012.

  1. davzee

    davzee <img src="http://mgftw.com/webdesigner.png" />

    If you havent already seen this or are not aware of this, please give it a chance and watch the video, it opened my eyes.

    [video=youtube;Y4MnpzG5Sqc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc[/video]

    The website can be found here if anyones interested http://www.kony2012.com/
     
  2. Nova

    Nova Senior Member

    Have this already on my facebook profile.

    There are alot of complaints about the base of Invisible Children about how they spend only a fraction of their money for actual aids and such, but it doesn't change the fact that those children are being abducted.

    Good job sharing that here davzee.
     
  3. Chocobo

    Chocobo <span style="color:#66CD00">Moderator</span>

    I think it's a great idea that they are spreading awareness, but the money is just pointless to me. What are the doing with the money? Hiring an army to kill Kony? I don't get how the money they raise is going to stop Kony at all, especially since he is not even in the country anymore.


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  4. davzee

    davzee <img src="http://mgftw.com/webdesigner.png" />

    Obviously their not directly hiring an army to kill kony but in a way their indirectly doing it by spreading awareness and gaining the support of the policymakers thereby allowing US advisors to enter the country and aid the Ugandan army in his capture....

    As nova said though their is some debate on where the money is actually being put to good use regarding invisible children, apparently 37% goes directly to African aid while 43% goes to the awareness programs and the remaining 20% goes to salaries and overhead, personally i dont think the bulk of the money should be going to the awareness programs but at the end of the day creating such videos/posters/flyers/bracelets and what ever else isnt cheap....
     
  5. Ping

    Ping Guest

    This KONY 2012 stuff is all just a viral marketing campaign to make money, imo. I also read somewhere that Invisible children use 75% of the donations for upkeep and salaries whilst the other 25% goes to the children.


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  6. davzee

    davzee <img src="http://mgftw.com/webdesigner.png" />

    I wont quote your entire post pingz because its too long lol, the actual percentages of how the moneys divided is in my post above, regarding the first pic....i love memes but i sighed and facepalmed this...im so sick of hearing about the geopolitical bullshit regarding the US, i lol'd at the last two though

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  7. erik

    erik MG Donor

    confusing, challenging, but it's so great that way

    ping hooked me up w/ this a ways back.
    i love "thinking man's," (to coin the phrase,)
    type of stuff.

    this is a really challenging piece that quantifies
    how deep you can one can comprehend something
    so uknown, like the time/space continuum.

    love it.
     
  8. Stoned

    Stoned Senior Member

  9. Nova

    Nova Senior Member

    That was a very one sided video Stoned... There is alot of mystery around what the US funded and "helped" do in the past but the video basically only shows 1 side of the story lol.

    I liked the word "secretly" in it... and ofc no comment on chaplin's words of wisdom, a classic reference indeed.
     
  10. Rundat

    Rundat MG Donor

  11. Seeker Sheol

    Seeker Sheol Senior Member

  12. Vulcan

    Vulcan Game Server Moderator

    It is a fraud, Obama needs a new boogyman as a cause to start a new war and distract the peoples attention away from the fact he is not a legitimate president.
     
  13. Bonekeep

    Bonekeep Guest

    Silly Vulcan. How does this have anything to do with Obama? Lol.
     
  14. Rundat

    Rundat MG Donor

  15. evilpaul

    evilpaul <span style="color:#66CD00">Moderator</span>

    [video=youtube;32PBZ870ymg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32PBZ870ymg[/video]
     
  16. davzee

    davzee <img src="http://mgftw.com/webdesigner.png" />

    Bahahahaha
     
  17. Nerfarious

    Nerfarious MG Donor

    [video=youtube;k1FKS1SHSsc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1FKS1SHSsc&context=C454ace1ADvjVQa1PpcFPx EQaidQ0XIv79qFS_VE9qi0j87GU8xRg=[/video]