KONY 2012

This is all I have to say about that.

Thank-you...

http://ilto.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/the-visible-problem-with-invisible-children/


I'm going to play devi's advocate too...this is an awesome perspective.

Hmm. This, I do find interesting.

KONY2012 My Thoughts:
I tend to believe that although the Kony2012 message is a great sentiment; Mankind's inherent need to accumulate (Greed) is more apparent from this organization (Invisible Children) than anything else and most donations will go to someone's pocket rather than the cause.
As for stopping this Evil Man; if the message works and he is brought to mankind’s skewed sense Justice then great it's one less parasite to deal with and 6,840,507,003 more to go, but as others before me have indicated: – “No matter if you stop this evil man/woman, someone else will take his place as our planet is full of evil men/women and it will never end”.
We as humankind are the biggest self-mutilating parasite that stands to be the main and perhaps only threat to this planet and to life itself.
With the abundance of Greed and Religion being the main contributing factors that turn us into parasites and lead us to war and bloodshed, it beckons for me to believe that my chances of having an epic one night stand with Ellen DeGeneres and making her forget about women altogether is a much more plausible scenario than any form of world peace.
As for those foolish enough to donate I tip my hat to you as you make it easy for the conmen of the world (The pope being the biggest one) to achieve wealth. ! But hey your sentiment is well noted  !

Been passing this around too. It's a big issue and would love to see this guy taken down.

Has this been pasted here yet?

http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/

I read this earlier today, the one titled "We've Got Trouble"

Highly recommend reading

I could be wrong, but this doesn't seem like a con. That's a chance we have to take; like giving change to someone that "seems" to need it. In the long run I have no control once that change leaves my hands. But it's a risk I'll take because for all the fakes, there are still a few who really need it. When you're not sure, take the time to introduce yourself to these folks. Give them a little time and then make your decision about helping out.
I hear the negative stories about others who offer jobs to folks with the signs, but they walk away. But I've offered food, sandwiches whatever that are gladly received.
I'll take the chance, cuz even tho this Kony is one person... the world is better with just one less of his ilk.

http://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/18920717928/thedailywhat-on-kony-2012-i-honestly-wanted-to

Excerpt: The organization behind Kony 2012 — Invisible Children Inc. — is an extremely shady nonprofit that has been called ”misleading,” “naive,” and “dangerous” by a Yale political science professor, and has been accused by Foreign Affairs of “manipulat[ing] facts for strategic purposes.” They have also been criticized by the Better Business Bureau for refusing to provide information necessary to determine if IC meets the Bureau’s standards.

we talked about this all day in school. American foreign policy has been, is, and will continue to be, a muddled situation.

as a social worker and a human being, I don't think there is anything wrong, whatsover, in caring, voicing, and supporting. underlying importance to most of this, though, is researching.

http://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/18920717928/thedailywhat-on-kony-2012-i-honestly-wanted-to

Excerpt: The organization behind Kony 2012 — Invisible Children Inc. — is an extremely shady nonprofit that has been called ”misleading,” “naive,” and “dangerous” by a Yale political science professor, and has been accused by Foreign Affairs of “manipulat[ing] facts for strategic purposes.” They have also been criticized by the Better Business Bureau for refusing to provide information necessary to determine if IC meets the Bureau’s standards.

"I see at least two factually inaccurate claims in this posting already. This article claims Chris Blattman called the charity "misleading, naive, maybe even dangerous" on his blog. Read the blog that has been linked to here. That's not what it says. The statement is that the "savior attitude" and the idea of saving Africa is "misleading, naive," etc. This is a blanket statement that he is applying to various African-focused charities. Additionally, there is a statement here that "IC has a low two-star rating in accountability from Charity Navigator because they won’t let their financials be independently audited." That is at odds with what the Washington Post has reported, that the two-star rating was because the organization had four independent board members instead of five. In fact, if you look at IC's own financial statements you can find the report of the independent auditor who reviewed the organization's financials in 2011. Go check it out right now, they have 3 out of 4 stars. How much fact checking would it have taken this site to discover that? Guess you need to take everything with a huge grain of salt."