Calling All Surfers!

that is not surfing related therefore, it shall be removed and forwarded to someonewhocares.com

 

Although I am not dissuading you from supporting this cause, it is best to do your research before giving away your money......

http://tumblr.thedailywh.at/post/18909727859/on-kony-2012-i-honestly-wanted-to-stay-as-far

This nonprofit is a little bit shady, and not all the money (of which you sign up to donate monthly) goes towards finding this guy, in fact only about 31% does. Thats not exactly fair to anyone in my opinion. But if you want to pay the heads of this organization $20 in order to donate $10 to finding this guy, thats up to you.

 

No offense John, But this has been on Facebook for weeks. Frankly, I am tired of hearing about it. If we (as in the USA) spent the same amount of time on our own shyt...we would be ahead of the game. Instead, we act like the world police. Seriously though, do you expect people on here that can't even get along with neighboring states/counties to give a shyt about another country?

 

This story has really gone viral today, and it's been interesting to note that pretty much every time I've seen it posted, someone is quick to s**t all over it. That tumblr article has been linked to as much as the actual video itself. Pretty much every charity you give to is going to have costs outside of their primary goal. You can see here a better idea of how IC actually stacks up compared to other charities:

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=12429

It's not nearly as bad as the critics make it out to be.

Here's something else for further reading:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...012/03/07/gIQA7B31wR_blog.html?wprss=blogpost

 

Ha Ha Good One !

 

I am definitely sick of hearing about this ... and to sit and watch a 30 minute video ... Pass! Maybe if it was a two minute video I would check it out ... but 30 is a different story.

 

So now people want our govt to be the world police?

 

Well, I think watching this half hour video is more worthwhile than most stuff we watch on the web or tv. I do like the idea of using advertisement towards more meaningful issues like mass murderers than say a $4.95 hoagie at wawa (just tryed the toasted meatball sub today...yum!) But there is definitely more to their issue than meets the eye....at least it gets our tired brains thinking differently....surf on Friday morning?????

 

totally killed my high man.... didn't even watch the vid

 

I don't get why this is blowing up so much recently. This guys been in the news for years, they have been trying to catch him for a long ass time. Just because some video comes out that's actually got some good production now everyone is acting like its their top priority to find him. Sure he needs to be caught and dealt with but this video and raising awareness on the topic seems pretty pointless to me. Like one day were just gonna see him walking down the street and be like "hey that's the guy from that video, lets get him!"

 

x100 I have to laugh at the naivete of the american college student. feel free to give your money to a charity that uses very little of it for the actual topic they support. I'm sure they are laughing all the way to the bank. If you REALLY feel so strongly why not join the Ugandan Army and put your life where your mouth is?

 

IF any of you all care about the children in C. Africa, you should watch "Bouncing Cats." It's a documentary that focuses on the children of Uganda. It's also about break dancing. I highly recommend it.

Some people lash out in opposition to things like this because it is easier than trying to relate to someone who speaks a different language than you, lives in a different culture, and had their hands, tongue and nose cut off when they were 8 years old because they couldn't hold an AK properly.


BTW, I'm no "college student." And there are other ways you can help if you feel inclined that do not require money. It doesn't have anything to do with being world police, it has to do with being an advocate for children.

Too bad Facebook (I'm not on it) beat the issue to death and dragged it through the street over the past week.

 

i wish to thank the brave freedom fighters of facebook and twitter for their tireless efforts

NO PEACE NO JUSTICE!