I might get in trouble for posting this..

[Former_Member]

I know this has nothing to do with Etsy. But i just absolutely need to make this as known as possible.

Joseph Kony has been kidnapping children and forcing them into his armies to murder, mutilate and become sex slaves for 26 years. 2012 is the year to end it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

Join with me in making him the most infamous man on the earth so that we may all have a hand in catching him and stopping the horrifying acts.

[Former_Member]

I get where you're coming from, and I know your heart is in the right place, but you need to know that Invisible Children is a REALLY crummy charity. http://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/18920717928/thedailywhat-on-kony-2012-i-honestly-wanted-to

They have one of the lowest ratings possible for charities, and they refuse to provide the Better Business Bureau with the necessary materials so that the BBB can evaluate them. Barely 30% of donations actually goes to help children in Uganda.

Even more disconcerting is this photo of IC's founders posing with weapons (a la Greg Mortenson): http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-PnDZmngAhM/Sa_KBGNySiI/AAAAAAAAAJY/uBOfiAysghs/s1600-h/IMG_2941.JPG
I worked in human rights, and let me tell you that NO ONE I worked with would ever pose with weapons. It's sick. It's sure as he-l-l disrespectful to the victims of violence. It's something that people do to stroke their egos, and the founders of IC are all about stroking their own egos (notice how much of the video unnecessarily focuses on the founder, and how he mentions that he just *loves* being in movies?).
Moreover, they're posing with members of the Ugandan military... another group that is known to rape and kill civilians.

I know that you're trying to help, so I would like to suggest that you look to Amnesty International, UNICEF, and Medicinnes sans Frontiers (Doctors without Borders) as NGOs to support.

Invisible Children is not a charity that I would want my money going to. Nor do I want it playing a role in making foreign policy.

[Former_Member]

I'm not asking you to donate money at all but I do believe that making his face a face that is infamous and known will help governments remember that we do not want this happening any longer. It's atrocious and I am sad at the incredulous criticism this is recieving. If you do not like invisible children fine. Move on and enourage another organization but child soldiers are a severe issue we should all be concerned about.

[TheNarrowGateWyoming]

I saw this last night on FB and have posted it all there.