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b_b  ·  4672 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Kony 2012: Pro-AFRICOM Propaganda by the Regime Change Machine?
Hmmm. The article posits a link between the State Dept and Invisible Children, then uses not one single (even circumstantial) piece of evidence to justify it. It may be that if Invisible Children's goals were met that it would serve US interests, but I highly doubt that IC is a proxy for the US government.




just_me  ·  4672 days ago  ·  link  ·  
On the contrary, the link between the State Dept and the Alliance of Youth Movements, which created movements.org is pretty clear via Chris Sarette. From https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?complete=0&...:

"Chris Sarette Vice President, Business Operations [for Invisible Children]

Chris Sarette is Invisible's trump card. He graduated from USC with an MA in Communication Management at the age of 21 and waived a position with a communication consulting firm to polish Our development strategy. Chris then initiated and directed the Schools for Schools program before transitioning into his current position as VP of Business Operations. He now manages IC's core operations, including Technology, HR, Shipping, Office Management and Data Management. Oh, and he's Our resident authority on all matters of Salesforce. Chris has traveled to Uganda four times and lead two S4S Winners Trips. Actually, Chris has traveled to more countries abroad than US states. Don't worry; it's completely normal to feel like an underachiever around him."

Here's the link to his page on movements.org: http://www.movements.org/pages/164/

So your claim that no evidence exists is unfounded.

b_b  ·  4672 days ago  ·  link  ·  
So because this fellow Chris Sarette spoke at a conference that was partially supported by the State Department about how to engage young people in peace through technology, Invisible Children is now a proxy for US policy in Africa?

If the US wanted to dominate South Sudan, they would go take it over on the grounds that the North is persecuting the black population there. It wouldn't be very hard, given the already popular celebrity champions of Darfur. This seems like a pretty roundabout way of doing things.

just_me  ·  4672 days ago  ·  link  ·  
    If the US wanted to dominate South Sudan, they would go take it over on the grounds that the North is persecuting the black population there. It wouldn't be very hard, given the already popular celebrity champions of Darfur. This seems like a pretty roundabout way of doing things.

Uhm...

pro•pa•gan•da \'pra-pe-"gan-de, 'pro-\ noun [NL, fr. Congregatio de propaganda fide Congregation for propagating the faith, organization established by Pope Gregory XV †1623] (1718) 2 : the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person 3 : ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause; also : a public action having such an effect (C)1996 Zane Publishing, Inc. and Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. All rights reserved

...that's the whole point of propaganda.

b_b  ·  4672 days ago  ·  link  ·  
You're changing the argument to one about propaganda. Is Kony2012 a propaganda film? Sure. My point is that ist specious based on the evidence they've presented to ascribe it to the State Dept.