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czhang from Canada Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#1: Mar 6th 2012 at 5:58:06 PM

I'm sharing this here because I think it's worth sharing everywhere. This shouldn't be happening and I'm somewhat ashamed that I only learned of it now.

Astrosimi Astronomically Awesome from God's Waiting Room Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: LA Woman, you're my woman
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#2: Mar 6th 2012 at 6:42:28 PM

I think this could actually go somewhere. This is solidly making its way around my Facebook friends.

EDIT: Scratch that, the spread is fast and viral. You Tube comments are now sprinkled with KONY 2012 and the video itself is receiving massive attention. There's already a Know Your Meme page on it.

edited 6th Mar '12 6:49:52 PM by Astrosimi

czhang from Canada Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#3: Mar 6th 2012 at 6:53:19 PM

The video's number of views has tripled since I watched it.

There's a huge facebook movement happening in my area to cover Parliament Hill on April 20 and get the government's attention, whatever it's worth.

MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#4: Mar 6th 2012 at 7:02:22 PM

So what's the gist of this?

czhang from Canada Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#5: Mar 6th 2012 at 7:05:59 PM

Raising awareness, mainly, about Kony's crimes and trying to get people to talk, write, post, and email about it. Hopefully it'll result in the government taking notice and sending people in to help catch him.

This culminates on April 20th (a Friday), when the plan is for people to print off or order posters and go out to cover their city over the course of the entire night.

You should watch the video, though; it does a much better job of explaining it than I do.

edited 6th Mar '12 7:07:14 PM by czhang

Erock Proud Canadian from Toronto Since: Jul, 2009
Proud Canadian
#6: Mar 6th 2012 at 7:40:06 PM

This culminates on April 20th

Erm, they should really set a different date.

If you don't like a single Frank Ocean song, you have no soul.
HungryJoe Gristknife from Under the Tree Since: Dec, 2009
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#7: Mar 6th 2012 at 7:48:51 PM

4/20 as weed day is just a silly thing. And there's a case to be made for ending on Hitler's birthday.

Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.
czhang from Canada Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#8: Mar 6th 2012 at 7:52:10 PM

Yeah, Parliament Hill's going to be all smelly when we go.

4/20 is also the day of silence, unless I'm mistaken.

Erock Proud Canadian from Toronto Since: Jul, 2009
Proud Canadian
#9: Mar 6th 2012 at 7:55:32 PM

4/20 is a big deal in Etobicoke, especially at my old school. There's been bmomb threats the last two years so people could smoke trees.

If you don't like a single Frank Ocean song, you have no soul.
czhang from Canada Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#10: Mar 6th 2012 at 7:57:19 PM

Really? Here people just skip school and go smoke outside Parliament. Or don't skip school and smoke afterwards. It's not like anyone actually gets arrested for smoking pot, anyway.

RocketDude Since: May, 2009
#11: Mar 6th 2012 at 8:09:35 PM

The LRA? Godspeed to Invisible Children Inc. and the effort, then, that's no small task.

edited 6th Mar '12 8:13:09 PM by RocketDude

Erock Proud Canadian from Toronto Since: Jul, 2009
Proud Canadian
#12: Mar 6th 2012 at 8:26:26 PM

[up][up]Why does getting high outside Parliament sound so cool.

If you don't like a single Frank Ocean song, you have no soul.
HungryJoe Gristknife from Under the Tree Since: Dec, 2009
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#13: Mar 6th 2012 at 8:43:51 PM

Day of Silence?

Charlie Tunoku is a lover and a fighter.
TheBatPencil from Glasgow, Scotland Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#14: Mar 6th 2012 at 8:45:56 PM

What's wrong with 20 April?

edited 6th Mar '12 8:46:14 PM by TheBatPencil

And let us pray that come it may (As come it will for a' that)
czhang from Canada Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#15: Mar 6th 2012 at 8:50:05 PM

[up][up][up]It's probably less exciting than it sounds.

[up][up]The day of silence is an anti-homophobia awareness campaign that also happens on April 20.

[up]4/20 is also pot day.

Psyga315 Since: Jan, 2001
#16: Mar 6th 2012 at 9:18:11 PM

So from what I've known so far, this is sort of an Anti-Arab Spring, correct? An internet movement against a rebellion instead of for a rebellion. Am I getting this right so far?

RocketDude Since: May, 2009
#17: Mar 6th 2012 at 9:21:56 PM

^Sort of. The LRA seem to be more like terrorists, forcing children to be soldiers.

Psyga315 Since: Jan, 2001
#18: Mar 6th 2012 at 9:24:21 PM

Ah. I just reached that part of the video. So Kony is more like Bin Ladin?

TheWesterner Malicious from The Land of Fools Since: Oct, 2011
Malicious
#19: Mar 6th 2012 at 9:24:45 PM

It's more like a movement to end war like this.

edited 6th Mar '12 9:26:59 PM by TheWesterner

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RocketDude Since: May, 2009
#20: Mar 6th 2012 at 9:25:22 PM

^^He's the #1 criminal on the International Criminal Court at the Hague, so yeah.

Psyga315 Since: Jan, 2001
#21: Mar 6th 2012 at 9:26:35 PM

[up] Okay then. Thanks for helping me clarify.

TheWesterner Malicious from The Land of Fools Since: Oct, 2011
Malicious
#22: Mar 6th 2012 at 9:27:14 PM

Well, I'll be buying their End War T-shirt.

And the Action Kit.

edited 6th Mar '12 9:27:37 PM by TheWesterner

I was wondering why frisbees got bigger as they got closer then it hit me.
Psyga315 Since: Jan, 2001
#23: Mar 6th 2012 at 9:50:02 PM

I just finished watching the video. Make Kony famous, huh? Hm... that'd be interesting. At least I have the heads up of who Kony is so that I won't mistake all the "Kony 2012" posters for those "[insert presidential candidate here] 2012" posters when he does become a Meme.

edited 6th Mar '12 9:50:14 PM by Psyga315

Zersk o-o from Columbia District, BNA Since: May, 2010
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#24: Mar 6th 2012 at 9:50:59 PM

This is a thing that should happen

edited 6th Mar '12 9:51:08 PM by Zersk

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Psyga315 Since: Jan, 2001
#25: Mar 6th 2012 at 9:54:49 PM

The only weird thing I'll note is that this is to make Kony infamous. There's a difference. Famous is when a guy has good reputation. Infamous is the opposite.


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