World Issues

Kony 2012

What are you really, truly. After some deliberation of learning, watching and sharing with some friends. What is this entire campaign truly about. Invisible Children is attempting to advocate for something. It's a toss up of issues, and personally I side more with not really going with the movement. Which is one of my pet peeves. I'll just deliberate here and share my thoughts.

For this revolution:

• It's raising awareness for something that has been unseen and unheard of for decades
• It's viral and touching millions across social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Blogger.
• It's making people think twice about what's really going on in the world
• The ideal of stopping Kony himself for all his actions has caused
• The list does go on, but those are the key things. 

Against this viral sharing

• In technicality there is very little information of "how" this is all going to pan out with one's financial support
• The viral sharing is just a "band-aid" for the situation, no one really knows what their supporting. Just like senorcristian said in his Tweet, This "Kony 2012" is a fad like Occupy Wall Street, where 75% of people don't even know what they're fighting against."
• There are more current world issues that are affecting so many people in the world, whether it be a natural disaster or the perpetual cycle of poverty, why should this stand above all other humanitarian projects. 
• Lastly, this is a feel good thing that people just do, it's easy– by the click of the button they are able to "share" but are they truly doing anything? There's something much more close to home, the Kingston community is right here beyond the campus and yet people are choosing to support financially to somewhere thousands of miles away? 

Although I do sit more on the against side, I will acknowledge and give merit to how viral Kony has gone and will continue for the next few weeks. I only want people to realize that there are many things that go on in the world that are unseen and not touched by popular media. Kony is a start for many to recognize that there are real problems in less economically developed country and to invest more time in the research and genuine aims of a humanitarian project.