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ellisonz

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15. The only real solution here...

Reply to cbayer (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 06:10 AM

Mar 2012

...is likely military. Also, the impression of stability in the DRC is just that - Northeastern DRC is still the badlands. Kony is not going to be captured, he's going to be killed.

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Joseph Kony is not in Uganda (and other complicated things) [View all] cbayer Mar 2012 OP

Yep, here's a link to the Kony 2012 viral video for people who don't know what this is about Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #1

It's also an very interesting study in how the internet works these days. cbayer Mar 2012 #2

The concept of deliberately creating a meme in order to achieve some social purpose has whiffs of Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #3

New Sincerity is a new concept to me. cbayer Mar 2012 #5

The backlash to efforts such as this Kony 2012 does something else... OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #13

Link to Invisible Children's response to criticism here: OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #4

That's an excellent response from them. It's hard to know what is true and what cbayer Mar 2012 #6

In my opinion... OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #7

One of the things this author has expressed concern about is that it may be cbayer Mar 2012 #8

Yes, this article does go more in depth... OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #9

Many excellent points, and I absolutely agree that increasing awareness can cbayer Mar 2012 #10

I hear you. OneGrassRoot Mar 2012 #11

The only real solution here... ellisonz Mar 2012 #15

IIRC, when Obama sent the advisors in, he was accused by some on the left of being hedgehog Mar 2012 #12

East Africa has an amazing amount of cellular access. cbayer Mar 2012 #14

Do you know what makes many of those phones work? ellisonz Mar 2012 #16