tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966371070200536652.post3106605314836184501..comments2023-09-26T12:06:15.790+03:00Comments on Idle Cogitations: And the Kony 2012 juggernaut rolls onJulian Mwinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07951446164597763935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966371070200536652.post-90992026615814876352012-03-13T09:34:10.792+03:002012-03-13T09:34:10.792+03:00Thanks Masumi,
I've had to acknowledge that as...Thanks Masumi,<br />I've had to acknowledge that as a Ugandan who has known about kony and his atrocities since the beginning I will definitely have a different take on the campaign. Besides it was not directed at people like me to begin with but to those who had no idea about the LRA before.<br /><br />I still doubt that it will have much of an impact in as far as its set goal is i.e having Kony captured. There are efforts to capture Kony started before the KONY 2012 video and the reasons they have failed dont look like they will be sorted out by more Americans sharing the video. But I will just watch and see and hope that maybe the spotlight on the conflict that has now moved to DRC and Central African Republic might have some results. <br /><br />But then again everyone knows that Syria's on fire and not much is happening on that front.Julian Mwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951446164597763935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966371070200536652.post-89600794412339506262012-03-13T09:25:22.951+03:002012-03-13T09:25:22.951+03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Julian Mwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951446164597763935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966371070200536652.post-4006766206805754722012-03-12T22:32:11.208+03:002012-03-12T22:32:11.208+03:00Julian,
Yes, I've seen lots of news and feed...Julian, <br /><br />Yes, I've seen lots of news and feeds on this issue over the last few days (and thought why there couldn't be such a high-level global attention on Northern Uganda unless we have this kind of debate).<br /><br />As you said, 'But then again maybe I am being overly cynical and not giving the campaign a chance' is probably the exact point for which people are debating. Without knowing so much details on the organisation and background, I watched the video and felt, as many critiques say, 'This is only one part of the whole stories on Northern Uganda, probably not updated, and therefore something is missing.' However, I also thought (1) they seem to be successful in providing entry points for those who don't know about Northern Uganda at all to learn further (only if they wish though), (2) their simple and clear message (therefore risking of omitting details at the same time) allowed them to increase the number of supporters.<br /><br />There are pros and cons as we see over the last few days, though there seem to be more cons. ODI blog named them 'Badvocacy'(http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6343&title=kony-2012-advocacy-badvocacy). I also saw a Monitor reporter expressing her arguments against the campaign on BBC news. I don't think there is no right answer.<br /><br />People's perception and ways of thinking are influenced by what we experience as well as what we learn by reading, listening and watching. As we cannot experience all the realities in the world, the latter especially through social media has strong power in influencing peoples perception. <br /><br />However, I believe that what you experience in Uganda, how you think about it as an Ugandan is the most important thing, which should form and lead the argument. So, keep posting, keep expressing as you do.<br /> <br />MasumiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966371070200536652.post-28564860670976709452012-03-12T11:41:56.607+03:002012-03-12T11:41:56.607+03:00Well said ;-)
Reservations and all, we can only h...Well said ;-)<br /><br />Reservations and all, we can only hope for the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com