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In reply to the discussion: KONY 2012 [View all]Leopolds Ghost
(12,875 posts)18. Hmm, I am stuck between you and ellisonz on this.
        I can't support the assassination of foreign dictators in oil rich countries just because they are a thorn in our side when it comes to harvesting Africa for resources, and 
I don't want the US to just sit back and say "it's OK to invade Libya because that's in our interests, it's not OK to send troops into the Congo because it's a hopeless mess there and it's in the interests of French and British secret services to keep the region in turmoil so they can continue to pillage the Congo's mineral resources."
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        It's a deliberate attempt to educate people on the Internet.  The video itself makes clear
        Leopolds Ghost
        Mar 2012
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        You think they didn't bother to watch the video and are just retagging it?
        Leopolds Ghost
        Mar 2012
        #9
      
        
        The problem is, the only reason for the video is to make people aware of Kony and the LRA.
        Leopolds Ghost
        Mar 2012
        #15
      
        
        I've been away but when I came back a speaker had visited the school and made a presentation...
        NYC_SKP
        Mar 2012
        #23
      
        
        Yeah, I agree with the first part, but the author is biased in the last sentence
        Leopolds Ghost
        Mar 2012
        #27
      
        
        Leo...she goes on in the article about the "tribal differences..North of Nile, South of Nile
        KoKo
        Mar 2012
        #28
      
        
        KoKo, here's a book everyone must read: The Scramble For Africa by Pakenham
        Leopolds Ghost
        Mar 2012
        #34