tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053427813454658272.post6031362901448586882..comments2023-07-03T17:02:56.202+01:00Comments on Doris Mash: Are we creating a monster with Kony 2012?Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14073379610501763461noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053427813454658272.post-72806869248151790222012-03-18T20:24:48.613+00:002012-03-18T20:24:48.613+00:00Oh yes, definitely dodgy but raised a couple of go...Oh yes, definitely dodgy but raised a couple of good points. Was chatting about it today with my German friend who also finds such things difficult but my Jewish hubby saw the funny side. I hadn't realised there were quite so many variations on those Hitler vids.Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073379610501763461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053427813454658272.post-26619989387587647732012-03-18T12:23:13.918+00:002012-03-18T12:23:13.918+00:00Hmmm...the Hitler 'Downfall' vid (many tho...Hmmm...the Hitler 'Downfall' vid (many thousands of them out there now)...slightly dodgy taste really?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356965133404249244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053427813454658272.post-78484186356793115052012-03-18T11:42:27.752+00:002012-03-18T11:42:27.752+00:00Hi Anji :-)
Whilst that may be so, I bet a lot of...Hi Anji :-)<br /><br />Whilst that may be so, I bet a lot of those involved are well meaning, and there is definitely a lot of "good" stuff being done such as building schools, that's if our type of education is what is wanted or needed. I think we all only get the news that is considered relevant or important, or fits the agenda. Years ago I was with some new American friends in Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073379610501763461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053427813454658272.post-10750520874924280222012-03-18T11:25:19.134+00:002012-03-18T11:25:19.134+00:00As I was reading your post I suddenly remembered i...As I was reading your post I suddenly remembered in recent years that some blogging friends in the US had only recently heard about Rowanda. They were horrified that it had been 'covered up'. It hadn't been covered up, just didn't make the news in the US.<br /><br />Is this 'taking over the world' trying to make up for their ignorance in the past?Anjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053427813454658272.post-4686877316593398622012-03-18T07:34:29.965+00:002012-03-18T07:34:29.965+00:00Here's Jo's link as a clickable:
http://yo...Here's Jo's link as a clickable:<br /><a href="http://youtu.be/VpuB11d0Gog" rel="nofollow">http://youtu.be/VpuB11d0Gog</a><br /><br />Really good link Jo. I was concerned at first it was crud humour but it turned out really insightful. I hadn't looked at their other videos on Vimeo and suddenly I felt a chill wave - I had thought it when I first watched Kony 2012 and agree with the Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073379610501763461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053427813454658272.post-12801827603394884272012-03-18T00:38:36.950+00:002012-03-18T00:38:36.950+00:00Hmmmm. Can't remember how to do the link but t...Hmmmm. Can't remember how to do the link but this is worth watching http://youtu.be/VpuB11d0Gog<br /><br />I've worked with enough charities over the years to recognise the massive dilemma - faced by many (though maybe Invisible Children occupies a more simplistic, Evangelical Christian space where everything is morally easy?). <br /><br />That dilemma is:<br /><br />1. Tell the story in Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356965133404249244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053427813454658272.post-57875426751179614262012-03-17T16:23:07.999+00:002012-03-17T16:23:07.999+00:00Once again, but with clickable links:
Another int...Once again, but with clickable links:<br /><br />Another interesting link to a digest of items<br /><a href="http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/</a><br /><br />And then coincidently, on BBC Radio 4 this morning in the "From our own correspondent" at 7.10 minutes for about 5 minutes: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01dc56n/Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073379610501763461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053427813454658272.post-63846219917635985032012-03-17T16:20:46.578+00:002012-03-17T16:20:46.578+00:00Another interesting link to a digest of items
http...Another interesting link to a digest of items<br />http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/<br /><br />And then coincidently, on BBC Radio 4 this morning in the "From our own correspondent" at 7.10 minutes for about 5 minutes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01dc56n/From_Our_Own_Correspondent_17_03_2012/ Andrew Harding is the correspondent and a google will reveal the articles he has Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073379610501763461noreply@blogger.com