Kony Scam a failure:

The younger generations are paying more attention.
I didn't follow the Kony thing at all really.
I learned he had been doing what he does for a long time and that we had 100 troops there looking for him.
I thought of Bin Liden and the 10 years it took to find him and thought, here we go again.

I don't buy his entire theory - though I agree about the Kony scam. What I see online is many of the same teens who were quick to become followers of the video and spread it virally - are now moving to rail against it following THAT trend. They are loud in their condemnation now because they know they were take for a ride earlier. But they willingly jumped on that train without doing any thoughtful research of their own.

Most who were posting comments about this "travesty" had no clue how long Kony had been in operation - they didn't bother to get facts before jumping on this cause. Others jump into any cause that seems to support what they believe - without checking the facts or truth.

It's about time people online started questioning "facts" presented - but I don't think you can credit any age group with outing this Kony scam. Thinking people of all ages were questioning this campaign - and followers of all ages were jumping aboard the scam.

There's another similar scam going on right now to manipulate mindset. An entertainer known for saying stupid things to get attention makes a comment about a woman.....and immediately it's a viral campaign to protect women's rights.

No one questions how a broke law student can afford the time and money to jet around the country for interviews, tV appearances and speeches. No one questions whether this may be an intentional distraction or attempt to manipulate public opinion. No one questions why someone with a high income career would need free birth control either. It's a 'cause' - someone is downtrodden - everyone jump aboard.

Whenever you see a new "cause" or "outrageous news" online the first step should be to look for an agenda, the full story - and who stands to benefit from that cause.

Kay,

Most of the country has become much like a big field of wheat. It leans in any direction...just depends on which way the wind is blowing on any given day.

(Oh yeah....got that in one of my weird dreams one night...lol)

Um.........that was the humor in the poster, Kim - the guy has no clue what he is saying.

I sure didn't hop on that bandwagon. Here's another analysis of the bogus Kony story:
Kony 2012? Critics Alarmed by Aid Group's Call for Foreign Intervention | Common Dreams

I didn't agree with everything this guy was saying. I do agree with who stood to benefit from the campaign. I'm glad to see it fizzle. I think we'll be seeing other analyses of the issue besides the two in this thread.

Whatever is decided is the factor that led to this scam's downfall to me is beside the point. That people are finally looking at stuff like this with the attitude of "follow the money" "who gets the benefit", is good news no matter what. We've been false flagged enough to finally start to react and recognize them. That's really, really bad news for those that use disinformation and violence to get their wealth and control.

What got me was that it was said this guy has been in operation for 26 years. I never heard of him before. Why a sudden "global" outcry - with troops and pleas for donations attached?

Whether we can analyze what is going on socially or not -- it's just damned good to see more and more people thinking on their feet. The more that people do this - the faster others will learn to do it too. It's time for peer pressure to take a new turn and stomp out social acceptance of stupidity.

Kony a secret CIA agent? Evil bankers? Another 9/11?

Didn't watch past the two minute mark.


-Chris

I live in my own world, I don't care what happens outside of it!

That should be a bumper sticker or a t-shirt, lol.

Just don't forget - Bin Laudin used to do major amounts of business with the Bush's. Not everything is always as crazy as it sounds when you are dealing with globalists.

Well, technically, Bin Laden's family did business with the Bush family, but the Bin Laden family is one of the largest building contractors in Saudi Arabia...But Osama Bin Laden was not that personally connected, as much as I wish it were true...(it might be hard to prove at this point)
But he was trained in the Mujahideen by CIA advisors*, that is irrefutable...and of which GHWB was a director during the time...

Now if you want to speculate a GHWB and a Lee Oswald connection...:rolleyes:
I mean, he's the only guy I've ever heard say, he did not remember where he was the day Kennedy was shot...and he was in Dallas on that day - ??? That's...interesting...

That's what I'm saying, MMM - people with massive power and wealth are sometimes just unfathomably sociopathic. They do not think like the average person at all. To see them as mass murderers doesn't take any imagination. Look at the wars we've had and the reasons for them. Yet people think they are not capable of making plans to get away with their atrocities. What's the alternative? Tell the truth and get fired. Tell the truth, order people to do as you say, and get incarcerated. But they can lie like hell to sway public opinion and get their own way almost every time. Because all they have to do is fool enough tinfoil hat screamers and they silence all dissent.

People, in general, just have a hard time dealing with the fact that people that are as extremely rich and powerful as they need to be to pull stuff like that off think in ways that most of us wouldn't be capable of thinking. When you have been raised in generations of narcissism, though, the thought of the family and social circle is that they are actually not even of the same species as the rest of the planet. The worldview of multi-billionaires is not even close to the worldview of the general public.

Pardon my snark as follows:

Glad the scam was outed.

With that said, now we can go back to ignoring the atrocities throughout Africa like we always have. That's one place where we always mind our own business, isn't it?

Oh but wait - they have oil - not that this is new, but now we have a crisis with Iran and their game in which they hold the cards.

Now we have an important resource there - so much more relevant than tortured, starving, drought stricken people and children.

Normally I think we should stay out of other countries and war specifically and in general unless our help is requested.

However I am all for offing this guy (and any certified tyrant) with a sniper or scud any time, any place and right now is good.

Invisible Children "Kony 2012" Leader Suggests It's About Jesus and Evangelizing | Visions | AlterNet

I honestly only heard about this Kony 2012 thing yesterday (yes, i live under a rock). What exactly do you mean this scam was outted? I mean Kony does exist and he has done horrible things. I'm not debating the fact that this was some kind of scam, I just want to know what exactly happened that would make you say that. I heard a lot of different things, like Kony's assault stopped years ago and stuff like that. Just want to know what's up. I really don't want to believe that people were using starving, dying, children to get Americans to send troops over there for oil. The world cannot be that kind of a toxic dump yet.

Who Cares?

Uganda discovered oil about 2 years ago.

"The leader we choose to support today is often the terrorist we fear tomorrow."

Makes for a nice Bumper sticker...

KONY is simply the new boogey man of Africa. You know there is an agenda when you have hollywoods finest getting on the bandwagon.

Clearly this guy is a scum bag that needs to rot in prison, but I can still see past it.

That's true Thom and in the case of some African nations what happens when we send humanitarian aid (food, medicine, etc) is that they are stolen and sold on the 'black market'.

So I realize that it is not a cakewalk but I do know i have seen videos of children literally laying on the sidewalks dying of starvation and people stepping over them.

Incidentally although I want to help the most dire cases, I do agree that our own people should be helped first.

Now a good plan would be to seal our borders, kick out just a few million of the (14 million) illegals here and use that money for our own people who are in need, (disabled, elderly) and for people in countries like Africa that are in dire need. DIRE.

I also don't think the unamerican practice where 'rich' people 'off-shore' their money to evade taxes should be allowed - especially for government 'employees' (elected officials). (and don't elect them in the first place).

There you go right there with a larger tax base with which the truly needy could be helped world-wide.

Uganda is a country that has been plagued by dictators and warlords for decades. Idi Amin was one of the worst dictators Africa has ever seen. Typically when a warlord seizes power in Africa they remain in power for a while but are eventually overthrown in a brutal manner. Most warlords or dictators are captured, tortured, castrated and then cannibalized.

This unfortunately is a bloody history that has persisted in Africa and is commonly overlooked by first world nations.