Didn't this turn out to be some sloppy op to get the US further entrenched in Africa? Didn't the guy who launched this flip out on bath salts and run around naked for a while?
Or am I thinking of something else?
idk about the op part but it wouldn't shock me. As for his episode, it was a nervous breakdown of some sort because of how hard he and his family were being hounded by the media.
well the Kony guy does actually exist and ran a little child slave army for a time but he's since disappeared, probably hiding out in Sudan or the depths of the jungle. I think he has too much heat to do much anymore without getting immediately pounced on by security forces. So I guess the documentary sort of worked in that sense
The LRA is far far from being a relevant threat to people in Sudan in 2022 yet invisible children(which still exists somehow) is still all about stopping the lra even though it may not even exist as a functional organization anymore
That shit is a case study in why "awareness" campaigns completely fall flat if you don't have material demands/goals you're working towards. Purely aesthetic, only latched onto by internet people so they could feel like they were doing something while simultaneously doing nothing at all. Peak liberalism.
the sad thing is this is like the only activism I was ever exposed to until like 2015
Back when I was in high school the pet African humanitarian activist project was Darfur
I think I'm too jaded, because I was just happy it was figured out and dealt with. Obviously I feel terrible for the dog but like I expected worse.
I'm hearing the "Jackin it in San Diego" song from South Park. Whackin it, jackin it, smackety-smack!
