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Originally posted by VAN de
And now most everyone knows who Joseph Kony is and what he does thanks to "Kony 2012". That's the power of this organization and whether you like it or not they've been able to, over the course of years, find a way that they believe is effective in dealing with this issue. Let them be great.
The fact that they've raised this much awareness so far only leads me to believe that supporting them can only do more good.
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Cool. I know who Joseph Kony is. Is that going to stop him?
No.
So, okay, sure. Assume I take this a step farther. Now that I know who Kony is, assume I donate money to IC.
Your money is now going to a military accused of rape and looting. If this military were to intervene it would lead to the killings of innocent children. And then, okay, assume the military finally kills Kony after all this bloodshed.
Do the child soldiers and sex slaves get to return home?
No.
Donate to charities that will HELP the victims return home. Killing Kony isn't going to do ANYTHING.