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Offline Mitching

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Re: Kony 2012
« Reply #10 on: 07 March 2012, 16:54 »
I just think it's ridiculous to fund a militia of an unstable country, arming them to find and detain a clearly mental man that uses children as body guards.
It's obvious that if caught, Kony won't want to go quietly so will put up a fight, which means using children to fight for him against the militia of their own country.

Another link.
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/should-i-donate-money-to-kony-2012-or-not?utm_source=tumblrpage

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Re: Kony 2012
« Reply #11 on: 07 March 2012, 17:29 »
I just think it's ridiculous to fund a militia of an unstable country, arming them to find and detain a clearly mental man that uses children as body guards.
It's obvious that if caught, Kony won't want to go quietly so will put up a fight, which means using children to fight for him against the militia of their own country.

Another link.
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/should-i-donate-money-to-kony-2012-or-not?utm_source=tumblrpage

The vice as a news source...... really?


The entire world is a Money Pit, you just have to pick yours.

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Re: Kony 2012
« Reply #12 on: 07 March 2012, 17:48 »
I just think it's ridiculous to fund a militia of an unstable country, arming them to find and detain a clearly mental man that uses children as body guards.
It's obvious that if caught, Kony won't want to go quietly so will put up a fight, which means using children to fight for him against the militia of their own country.

Another link.
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/should-i-donate-money-to-kony-2012-or-not?utm_source=tumblrpage

The vice as a news source...... really?
I wouldn't class it as a news source, no.
But it does raise some good points and cites from some pages that I've been reading.
Plus I like Vice.

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Re: Kony 2012
« Reply #13 on: 07 March 2012, 17:56 »
theirs always going to be for and against.


but have it not been for this video.

Would we be talking about him?
*There's


And no.

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Re: Kony 2012
« Reply #14 on: 07 March 2012, 18:52 »
Can some one sum it up in a paragraph please, I don't want to potentially waste 30mins of my life...

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Re: Kony 2012
« Reply #15 on: 07 March 2012, 19:04 »
Can some one sum it up in a paragraph please, I don't want to potentially waste 30mins of my life...

joseph kony. warlord. makes his "men" kidnap children, rape the females, get the males to kill their family, then join his army, gets his "men" to mutalate peoples faces. All this just to keep what land/power he gained over the years. No other reason, wasn't fighting the government or anyone.

The point of the video is to make him known, make his crimes known. Already they have succeeded in getting 100 us "advisors" sent to uganda to help the ugandan army to find kony. This is the first time ever the us has sent military to another country because civillians have demanded it.
They want to raise money for equipment to help find kony.

that's about it?

Oh, so another f**king idiot wana be African dictator on a power trip. I bet there are 100's people like this guy.

I'v got my flame suit on...But I'd rather spend my money else where.

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Re: Kony 2012
« Reply #16 on: 07 March 2012, 19:20 »
Im obviously against all that stuff thats happened and the way Kony has behaved etc etc.

But its going to get alot worse if we go there or do anything, be like Iraq 3.0  :lipsrsealed: Or i can even see us arming Militia and making it worse.

I mean with all the US/Brittish soldiers that have died in the middle east... And its taken us 10 years to find binladden?!!? And that was Afgan, think about Africa?

i'm only making a point about timescale  :smiley:

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Re: Kony 2012
« Reply #17 on: 07 March 2012, 19:29 »
Maybe I'm going soft but I will donate and buy the pack.


Probably find couple of quid in the sofa that I will send. Sure won't miss it! 

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Re: Kony 2012
« Reply #18 on: 07 March 2012, 20:15 »
he's number 1 on the world wanted people thingy

Cheers for the brief overview BTW. I'm sure he is #1 most wanted...but look how long it took us to find Bin Laden. Don't get me wrong it is awful and shouldn't be allowed but we cannot police the world, and I bet other awful things happen in say maybe China/India and everyother country in the world. Surely he is just another gangstaaaaaaa that has gotten out of control?

As I said there are far more pressing priorities that we should be spending money on. Afghanistan to name only 1 current issue.


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Re: Kony 2012
« Reply #19 on: 07 March 2012, 20:18 »
must not comment,  :lipsrsealed:

 must not make a political statement  :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: