Kony 2012

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How we react to insane cruelty and crimes against humanity shapes the future. Do we hear their voices? Do we see the invisible children? What we do now defines who we really are.

Kony 2012 video on Youtube has already had over 80 million views worldwide. Brilliantly made video about Joseph Kony, a long-time war criminal from Uganda, who now operates also in South Sudan and other areas. Known for his tactics of abducting children, turning them into sex slaves and child soldiers, Kony has long been free to rape, murder, destroy and terrorize.

There has been a fair amount of criticism about the Kony movement, the video, Jason Russell and Invisible Children Inc. This is to be expected. But what really touches me is the huge support that this movement has gotten during the years, all over the world. It has really changed people and their view of the world, made them act to the point that US government took Kony on their agenda: Barack Obama sent about a hundred special military advisors to Uganda to help and train their military to catch Kony and bring him to justice.

People actually care. People all over the world care about these children, who have had everything taken away from them: their families, their childhood, their humanity. Of course Kony is not the only bad guy doing things like this, but what this movement represents, is hope. Hope for mankind, hope for compassion, hope for a change - because people all over the world demand it.

Jason Russell and his team have great understanding of social media and technology, how to bring people together for a common cause. They believed that if people knew, they would care, and they would act. I have to admit I have lost my hope for mankind from time to time, been overwhelmed by the injustice and cruelty in the world. I have felt like there is no hope. That people don’t care.

Kony 2012 movement has restored my hope. It has opened my eyes. People do care.

As long as we care about the suffering and pain of others, there is hope. As long as our caring makes us act, the world can change. Let’s do the same for Syria – and for other places where crimes against humanity take place.


"Who are you to end a war. I'm here to tell you, who are you not to."
- Jason Russell