KONY 2012

[chit_hart]

7. will this really make a difference? .. let's wait and see

It's amazing to see that 50m views on facebook about a subject that most people know nothing about has opened up debate about the power of social media networking as a form of distribution of ideas... i'm sure a lot of people watching will be thinking, how do i go about distributing my ideas in the same way?

whether they be corporates, political organisations or independent creatives...the subject matter is emotive and the film is interesting.. it's not a documentary though and is actually more of a charity advert.. i agree that what kony has got away with for years is despicable but it doesn't address what's going on in Uganda... it doesn't present an argument, just an issue.. and i congratulate the films makers for making it.. i'm not sure how it will affect the actual situation or how it might 'change things on the ground'.

anyone who has seen the film 'Blood Diamonds' will be familiar with the background story of enforced child abduction and subsequent forced military action...which is atrocious, but did this international feature film watched by millions stop the killing anywhere ?

i for one will be watching Kony 2012 with interest.. if it makes a difference in the real world and people start to learn about the subject for themselves, understand the problem then lobby for action, then social media networking will be proved to be an important new tool for the discussion of ideas and how to get things done... if nothing else it proves the rules of media have indeed changed, and that is probably a good thing for everyone !