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    KONY 2012

    The organization behind Kony 2012, Invisible Children, is dubious at best. There are many accusations about how they spend their money and how they support the Ugandan Military. There are also reports that Joseph Kony has not been active in years, so the timing of this documentary is questionable. With that being said, I would not recommend donating to Invisible Children. I DO still believe the video has a good message, regardless of the shadiness of the group behind it.

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    Re: KONY 2012

    HELL YEAH!!!!!
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    Erm...
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    I'm sick of this crap all over my facebook. Invisible children are the "charity" responsible for Kony 2012. They do not disclose financial statements at all. These financial statements have been requested numerous times by different charity review organisations but Invisible Children won't tell anybody what exactly they're doing with their money. You'll also notice on their website which looks more like a fashion shop's website than a charitys, that there's no mention of what percentage of donations or purchases actually go towards doing anything.

    http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/n...-diego-ca-4469

    They are not the transparent, altruistic, organisation that they claim to be, they are exploiting for their own gain. I'm sick of crap like this.. All it takes is a flashy, professional, zietgiesty video and all of a sudden people are ready to open their wallets without any research at all. It's pop culture propaganda taken to another level. It's truly scary to think of what people are willing to do when an organisation appeals to them on the right emotional level. This Kony 2012 thing just highlights how susceptible we are in the modern world to advertising.
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    Interesting statement Orchid, I'd certainly not contribute financially to anything like this I'd not researched first.


    I did post it on me Facebook though
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    Originally Posted by NonRedOrchid
    I'm sick of this crap all over my facebook. Invisible children are the "charity" responsible for Kony 2012. They do not disclose financial statements at all. These financial statements have been requested numerous times by different charity review organisations but Invisible Children won't tell anybody what exactly they're doing with their money. You'll also notice on their website which looks more like a fashion shop's website than a charitys, that there's no mention of what percentage of donations or purchases actually go towards doing anything.

    http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/n...-diego-ca-4469

    They are not the transparent, altruistic, organisation that they claim to be, they are exploiting for their own gain. I'm sick of crap like this.. All it takes is a flashy, professional, zietgiesty video and all of a sudden people are ready to open their wallets without any research at all. It's pop culture propaganda taken to another level. It's truly scary to think of what people are willing to do when an organisation appeals to them on the right emotional level. This Kony 2012 thing just highlights how susceptible we are in the modern world to advertising.
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    Re: KONY 2012

    Originally Posted by JoeRegular
    Interesting statement Orchid, I'd certainly not contribute financially to anything like this I'd not researched first.


    I did post it on me Facebook though
    It's cool, we can still be homies The thing is, I understand that people care and that they mean well, its just misdirected. What gets me is that there's so many real, genuine, transparent charities that do tremendous work but none of them can afford professional video production, tshirt design, etc, etc, because they are putting people's donations to use by actually providing aid to those in need.

    Also, there's a lot more dirt to be dug up on this Kony 2012 bs with a few quick Google searches. There's some very insightful articles by people who work and live in Uganda and they paint a very different picture of life in 2012 in Uganda to Invisible Children. It's also worth noting that the original film was made in 2006 and from what I've read from people with no vested interest, a lot has changed.
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    Re: KONY 2012

    Originally Posted by NonRedOrchid
    I'm sick of this crap all over my facebook. Invisible children are the "charity" responsible for Kony 2012. They do not disclose financial statements at all. These financial statements have been requested numerous times by different charity review organisations but Invisible Children won't tell anybody what exactly they're doing with their money. You'll also notice on their website which looks more like a fashion shop's website than a charitys, that there's no mention of what percentage of donations or purchases actually go towards doing anything.

    http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/n...-diego-ca-4469

    They are not the transparent, altruistic, organisation that they claim to be, they are exploiting for their own gain. I'm sick of crap like this.. All it takes is a flashy, professional, zietgiesty video and all of a sudden people are ready to open their wallets without any research at all. It's pop culture propaganda taken to another level. It's truly scary to think of what people are willing to do when an organisation appeals to them on the right emotional level. This Kony 2012 thing just highlights how susceptible we are in the modern world to advertising.
    Dude give a **** about there transparency there trying to help something more so than you or I are doing, all there asking is for you to reblog the video and help spread the word. Why not just deal with it and shut up.


    So many people are ready to pop- the bubble yet do **** all themselves to help any organisation. Why is it in 2012 people constantly want to argue or fight against something that is clearly a good cause. Do you question everythings ethics before reading, purchasing, or looking into it ?


    Edit. I agree about the webiste, I found it all a little too un-informative /

    / I also will not be purchasing anything but I don't see why people have to **** all over it just because its becoming popular

    / Visit Visiblechildren.tumblr.com for more dirt on them
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    Re: KONY 2012

    I think people should read this as well.

    http://whitthef.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/kony-2012/
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