This KONY Bullsh*t Is Pissing Me Off.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Like honestly, wtf?

If you don't know about it, it's some campaign against this Ugandan leader that has a bunch of child soldiers or some sh*t. I dunno, watch this video if you're interested.

[PhillyB]

child armies are fuged up. i have seen children with machine guns in burma (which has the world's largest child army) and when you see it face-to-face it's a kick in the gut.

not everyone can go see it in person (though i wish more would) and video is the next best thing. the biggest enemy of justice (besides apathy) is people being unaware of injustices. i agree that couch-crusaders are annoying but i can't see what harm this video is going to do, and it could do much good.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Okay, I agree that it eliminated ignorance and that's never a bad thing, but I'm more annoyed with the ignorance of those ignorant individuals. Posting a video on your Facebook isn't going to affect a powerful Ugandan leader.

It's cool and all that people are supporting this Stop Kony, but they need to chill out. It's not just this one guy, it's not just this one cause or this one problem.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

I'm having a VERY heated argument on Facebook about this, and that is their main point of attack. I bring up all of these statistics, examples, historical points, and other valid things, while his only argument is "TIME TO SAVE THE WORLD YOU PESSIMISTIC C*NT".

[PhillyB]

again, i don't think it's so much about trying to depose him (obviously that is not possible) as it is about disseminating the information. don't underestimate the power of social network to evoke widespread change.

[nickzz]

whether you think it'll work or not, you're really complaining about something like this?

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

whether you think it'll work or not, you're really complaining about something like this?

Yes, because I see 100 posts on Facebook saying sh*t like "Help save the world". The ignorance of these people got to me and I just snapped. I needed somewhere to go with this to express my pessimism (which is actually realism).

[tarheelblue89]

I'm not really sure what to think,

I mean they got to this point by doing the social networking poo. Why not roll with it?

It's not hurting anyone, not really costing anything. It's the world we live in now. I don't know, I;m really tired.

[nickzz]

Yes, because I see 100 posts on Facebook saying sh*t like "Help save the world". The ignorance of these people got to me and I just snapped. I needed somewhere to go with this to express my pessimism (which is actually realism).

welp, i'm sorry you feel that way.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

It's not hurting anyone, not really costing anything. It's the world we live in now. I don't know, I;m really tired.

I've thought about the scenario of it actually going through, and the US actually takes action. Will it be just another Iraq/Afghanistan? Going in with the main purpose of taking out a leader, and ending up killing many US soldiers, many civilians, many of the child soldiers that this whole thing is trying to save (because they'd likely be the ones fighting against the US military). Not to mention the money that would be spent.

Besides, if it did work, then these kids are getting freed into one of the worse standard of livings in the world. The country is extremely poor, there's a lack of food and water, AIDs and malaria is abundant, there's still rape and violence; the list goes on and on.

Uganda is far from a stable country, and I just don't think that the possible reward is worth the huge risk that would go along with it.

[Ja Rhule]

African population 30 years ago? 500 million people. African population today? Close to 1 billion. Some African nations averaging close to 10 kids per women. Overpopulating will do that. You cannot fix it. Millions tried and failed.

Serenity Prayer

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

Courage to change the things I can,

And wisdom to know the difference.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Sorry, but however futile their efforts are in trying to stop something like this, I respect them far much more than I do someone complaining about said efforts.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Sometimes information inspires action, even if it's action against just one individual. And sometimes action against one evil rids the world of many. And sometimes that, in turn, inspires even greater good.

Remember the Arab Spring?

[Ja Rhule]

Sorry, but however futile their efforts are in trying to stop something like this, I respect them far much more than I do someone complaining about said efforts.

These people divide into groups within their countries. These groups been fighting each other for hundreds of years all the way back to tribe years. If you think a group of people from western countries going to change anything, you are fooling yourself. Its like telling LA gangs to stop fighting and shake hands. Ain't going to happen. Its a reality. Only people of these trouble nations can stop this. We can only donate and send aid.