KONY 2012

I just finished watching the KONY 2012 video created by the non profit Invisible Children.

There's been a lot of chatter about this video and about the issue it brings up all over twitter, facebook, memes, etc. A lot of blind participation, a lot of informed opinions, and a lot of critiques from those for and against the video or the organization.

Here's what it boils down to...do you believe that anyone should hurt a child? Do you think it is ok for children to run scared from their homes because they will be kidnapped? Do you think it is alright for a child to be forced to kill their parents? Do you think it is acceptable for young girls to be passed around an army for sexual favors?

Kony is just a man. We can arrest him, kill him and another man will just rise up in his place. This is bigger than just one man.

Stopping Kony is not enough. With Kony out of the way, 300 other evil men will have the chance to rise up again. We can't win this war with just military strength...we have to change the game. There has to be education for these children, there has to be police to keep them safe, there has to be a stable environment where evil is pursued and stopped.

We can't just update our statuses.

We can't just call our representatives.

We can't just march in our cities.

We can't just send troops.

Do you understand? All of these things are not enough. History will continue to repeat itself.

We have to go.

We have to leave our homes and go where this chaos lives and we have to love and protect and change the game ourselves. We cannot fix the situation isolated from the problem.

This is a war that requires our lives. It requires that we live our lives fighting for the innocent, for those that can't fight for themselves. It requires that we be willing to die in order that another may live.

How many of you who have updated your status have actually bought the Action Kit the video talks about? How many have plans to canvas their city on April 20th with the posters and stickers provided? How many have donated money? How many have called their representative?

How many are going? How many are so infuriated by the images that they saw that they are selling all they have and moving to make a difference?

Words without actions are worth nothing.

What can one person do? What impact can one person have? One person can give his/her life in order to protect or save another...and that is a huge impact.