So what’s been the Australian Governments response to the sudden rise and groundswell in the Kony 2012 movement?
After watching the Kony video for the first time last night, I was stuck with the notion that our governments are an extension of ourselves I.e. selfish, self serving and narrow minded.
If there’s a worthy cause in another part of the world which has absolutely no benefit to the country, they’re not interested. Sure, that actually aligns with the majority of the human race on this fragile planet, isn’t it?
Rather stupidly, I was under the maligned impression that governments were interested in the well being of the globe. It wasn’t until watching the YouTube video that that realization was smashed to pieces.
What a freaking sad bunch we all are.
Question all you like about the ethics of the organization that is spearheading the movement. Who really gives a crap about penny pinching or the organizational skills or fragmented worthy causes? The real aha moment is they’ve got a self serving American government backing (currently a small number) the ‘find this Kony bastard and take him down’.
With some luck, we’ll see a Australian political party solidarity in both condemning this Ugandan devil and committing our own country’s resources in combination with other Allied forces.
Where is Rambo when you need him?
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The Kony 2012 video isnt all that it seems, as a high school student even i have found out that the video doesnt tell the true and whole story. For my assignment i have found some shocking information about the Ugandan government, the Ugandan Army and the American Soldiers that have beem sent to find Kony.
Kony/ the LRA havnt attcked since they signed a peace agreement in 2006. If you do ur reseach u will find out that Kony isnt as bad as they say he is.
have you even asked yourself what about the govenment?
what about the Ugandan Army?
Is it really the LRA??
Kony and the LRA are said to be fighting for nothing but this is wrong, In a press confrence in 2006 Kony says that he is fighting for Uganda to become a democratic state..
these attacks have been going on for 26 years, this is the same amount of time as the Presedent of Uganda has been in power….
This isnt a simple black and white case there is more to the story, there is so much being hiden, even i as a 16 year old can see this…….
Perhaps I might have been just a little hasty with my blabbering, Kimberley :)
Since I wrote it, there’s been quite a lot of differing opinions, publicity and to/fro’ing going on about the Kony 2012 initiative. That said, it turned out to be a reasonably big flop. Negative sentiment against the Kony 2012 organisation is growing and I take you references to the LRA onboard too.
Internet attention span isn’t that long either so it’s winding down in the media and public spotlight.
And thank you so much for making the effort with your comment too – appreciated.
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