Our generation has been given another charge - to make Joseph Kony the world's most famous person. This man is having numerous people killed, raped and abducted to be turned into brainwashed soldiers. Many of these people are children. I would go in depth but the video speaks volumes. Please watch. If you don't have 27 minutes to spare, check it out when you do. Let's change lives by saving them. One person does matter. And it's an election year so the politicians have to please us in order to get their party into the White House. Let's use that fact as our bargaining chip.
At the time I wrote that first paragraph, I did not think about the children, as many of you have not. So let's not forget the reason we need to #StopKony... it's so that we can provide a better life for the people of Africa's many nations that he has affected. This point can not be one of compromise. There is no point in stopping a bad person if we are not going to add some good to their lives. Otherwise, his second in command will just step up. So let's do more than just stop Kony. Let's start planning for the future of those whose lives he has impacted negatively. The #Kony2012 movement, though well intentioned, is still a movement that relies on the media which means you can never just take it at face value. Anytime you want to jump on a bandwagon b/c someone appealed to your ethos, quickly ask the question "Why do I need to be involved?" and continue to ask that question until you reach the goal. And when your answer no longer makes sense, you need to pull out. We are doing this for the kids. If not, you're doing it to be cool. And that's fine because your dollars will still help these kids but know why you want to #StopKony. Don't do it because the media told you to. Do it because you believe one of these kids not being kidnapped will change the world.
www.kony2012.com
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