Is this Kony 2012 campaign a scam?

Copper_pipe

The vid is all over facebook but some of my friends say it is a scam.

ZombieBride

I have no idea what you are talking about and I am a better person for it.

megaten

Somewhat. The issues are definitely real but the charity that made the film and trying to raise awareness are quite dodgy.

Copper_pipe

Its about Joseph Kony

AlmightyCushion

Of course it's a scam. It's clearly Danny Glover.

http://cache.thisorth.at/00000/00020/127.460x325.jpg

44leto

Link please

Copper_pipe

its a 30 min vid called Kony 2012

On phone so cant post link

ZombieBride

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Its about Joseph Kony

Still none the wiser and my google is broken.

Xavi6

Yes and it'll be successful because people are easily brainwashed idiots.

Sindri

Copper_pipe wrote: »

The vid is all over facebook but some of my friends say it is a scam.

Are your friends........????????

TanG411

Everyone has suddenly turned into activists, the fools.

kojack

I'm sick of this Kony thing already and I won't be buying into it

Sindri

ThinksAmoral wrote: »

Everyone has suddenly turned into activists, the fools.

We should totally be anti-activists....and start a movement.....against activism! (And Actimel) Grrrrr!!!

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Dunno if it's a scam as such. A good dose of bollocks yes, but a scam, not so sure.

kojack

Sindri wrote: »

We should totally be anti-activists....and start a movement.....against activism! (And Actimel) Grrrrr!!!

If I support this will you send me a bracelet, tshirt and some posters for €30?

The Internet Explorer

Apparently it's about six years too late.

Link

staker

Just one Konyetto,give it to me,
Delicious ice-cream, from Acholi....
It's taste is just supreme,
Give me Konyetto,from Joseph Koneeee

Midnight Sundance

How is it a scam? I'm not trying to be a smart arse, I honestly would just like to know how it's a scam cos I've literally just reposted it on Facebook so if it's a scam I'm already being reeled in.

im invisible

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Of course it's a scam. It's clearly Danny Glover.

http://cache.thisorth.at/00000/00020/127.460x325.jpg

thought it was yer man from Predator

Lia_lia

My friend watched the first few seconds of it and turned it off. We were talking about it in college today and he was like "is that the thing about the big bang or space or something?" Haw.

I just don't understand why people are so shocked about it. I thought everyone knew that this kinda thing goes on all the time in many African countries.

im invisible

did we not send in Jack Bauer to sort this out years ago?

Daftendirekt

You're in for it now, Kony...

I'm putting you on my list of enemies.

im invisible

on and on, over the hill and the craic is good
heading towards Kony Island

MungBean

Midnight Sundance wrote: »

How is it a scam? I'm not trying to be a smart arse, I honestly would just like to know how it's a scam cos I've literally just reposted it on Facebook so if it's a scam I'm already being reeled in.

Apparently the group (three founders mainly) behind it although a non profit group wont allow an independent audit of their finances. They are coming under scrutiny from all angles and getting very bad charity ratings from whoever rates the charity.

They themselves admit only 32% of donations are used directly. The rest of the money they spend on their own travel (apparently 1 million last year) and making movie's (also 1 million apparently).

Thing that strikes me as very iffy is that the bulk of donations are basically spent on funding the Ugandan army who themselves are no saints.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2012/mar/07/kony-2012-video-viral-invisible-children

AlmightyCushion

im invisible wrote: »

thought it was yer man from Predator

Yeah, like I said, Danny Glover.

Eurovisionmad

Yes, I really don't think any real charity would give money to the Ugandan army, famous for raping and looting across the Central African Republic! Blog explaining how dodgy they are!

ahyeahok

ZombieBride wrote: »

Still none the wiser and my google is broken.

Did you google google again?

Standman

It's amazing how fast it's spread. The doc is very smartly made; just the right blend of back-pattery, nostalgia, heartbreakyness, and aww-isn't-this-guy-a-great-father-and-isnt-his-kid-adorable..ness.

im invisible

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Yeah, like I said, Danny Glover.

naw man, Dillon in Predator was played by Apollo Creed

Doc Ruby

Lia_lia wrote: »

I just don't understand why people are so shocked about it. I thought everyone knew that this kinda thing goes on all the time in many African countries.

Yup, sadly Kony is just one among many. I seriously have no idea what to do about Africa, education is the key but how can you get it out there with so many heavily armed militias run by astonishingly corrupt dictators all over the place. Its a miserable state of affairs.

V_Moth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1mNsfTcUdo&feature=youtu.be

Counterpoint to the viral campaign.

Cookie_Monster

It's just the US publicing an excuse for them to go into Africa, have a bit of a war and end up owning a lot of the place, just like Iraq...

[/tinfoil hat]

Twee.

Good for the awareness, but if you want to donate I think it's best to go through a more recognised legit charity like http://www.warchild.org.uk/ ?

iguana

I thought I'd pull this thread back up as last night's 10 O'Clock show had a great piece on Invisible Children, the group behind the Kony video, which I think answers the OP's question fairly well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpuB11d0Gog

benway

In a word, yes. Has been covered pretty comprehensively >here<

Yoweri Museveni, the Ugandan dictator, who's currently teetering on the throne, and who probably has the most to gain by US military intervention, is easily as bad as Kony, including his having used child soldiers:

I think this video is particularly damning, the people in northern Uganda who are supposed to be helped by this campaign, clearly don't think much of it.

baltimore sun

iguana wrote: »

I thought I'd pull this thread back up as last night's 10 O'Clock show had a great piece on Invisible Children, the group behind the Kony video, which I think answers the OP's question fairly well.

Aye, Charlie hit many nails on many heads last night. He's the man.

Carter P Fly

This is basically a larger scale scam along the same lines as the guy in dublin with no shoes.

biko

Ugandans don't like the way the image of Uganda is projected by the kony2012 movement.

They don't have an issue with Kony now, they do have problems with Al-Quaida.
The money goes to the Ugandan Government forces, not really lambs themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DO73Ese25Y

Bad Panda

Midnight Sundance wrote: »

How is it a scam? I'm not trying to be a smart arse, I honestly would just like to know how it's a scam cos I've literally just reposted it on Facebook so if it's a scam I'm already being reeled in.

Sheep aren't generally reeled in.

NiallFH

It isnt a scam as such, the guy Kony is real and is doing what the video claims.

The problems with it are that for one Kony is no longer in Uganda.

Also the Ugandan army has been accused of essentially the same crimes as Kony so you would be trading like for like by arming them, no improvement.

Aswell as that the owners of the charity apparently took $90,000 salarys last year, considering they are meant to be running a charity that is a joke in my opinion, they are exploiting peoples good nature

Niall0001

He's the new Ninja Turtles.

My name is URL

JASON RUSSELL, THE creator of the Kony2012 video which has gone viral across the globe was hospitalised yesterday, suffering from exhaustion, dehydration and malnutrition, according to the Invisible Children organisation.

The 33-year-old co-founder of Invisible Children was detained by San Diego police for being drunk, vandalising cars and masturbating in public on Thursday.

http://www.thejournal.ie/man-behind-kony-2012-video-detained-and-hospitalised-387520-Mar2012/

lol

Chipboard

NiallFH wrote: »

It isnt a scam as such, the guy Kony is real and is doing what the video claims.

The problems with it are that for one Kony is no longer in Uganda.

Also the Ugandan army has been accused of essentially the same crimes as Kony so you would be trading like for like by arming them, no improvement.

Aswell as that the owners of the charity apparently took $90,000 salarys last year, considering they are meant to be running a charity that is a joke in my opinion, they are exploiting peoples good nature

How's he going to live? Do you not think that staff in Goal, Concern etc take salaries and good ones at that.

Not saying there isn't something going on (I have no idea) but if all they have on them is taking salaries it's not going to bring them down.

Cork24

Kony is dead!!!! This is the hacking group looking for **** to talk about

This video is six years old and plus their is no proof that kony is still alive