If you've been avoiding the news for the past few days, you may not be aware that a massive information campaign has been launched by an NGO. It has targeted Joseph Kony, the head of the Lord's Resistance Army. It has greatly increased the understanding of what Kony is doing, especially his use of child soldiers.
I'm not really sure what sparked this. A recent movie called "Machine Gun Preacher" was also focused on the topic (not a particularly good movie, but a true story), and the US government sent soldiers to aid in his capture in October. Strangely, that decision was criticized at the time.
I am glad that the public is taking notice. This is indeed an issue that affects us all (the inability of a state to secure its own territory is a problem for the international community). But no matter how many people watch the YouTube video and even if we shut Facebook down with the volume of traffic produced by this, we will not solve this problem by talking. I am very hopeful that the public outcry will soon turn into a demand for action.
Just my two cents,
-Ben
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