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Originally Posted by regular.joe
Maybe I am being disrespectful, that would be because I have little respect for someone who will stand up, rant and rave for something but not have the wherewithal to do more then spend some money and send someone else to ease their attack of conscience. I wonder if 10,000 people showed up to a make Koney famous rally how many would subsequently volunteer to go and do the job.
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I can understand this mindset. On the other hand, IC doesn't seem to be calling for US military intervention, but rather for money, technology, and training for the African soldiers currently pursuing Kony. And the filmmaker, at least, seems to make very regular trips to Africa himself and be personally involved in the work they've done to rebuild schools and communities.
I do find it disappointing that only 37% (according to an interview I saw with the CEO) of their funds go directly to Uganda, but as an organization that has lived thus far almost exclusively on the support of college students, I can understand how their travel and media budgets would need to be larger than other charities'. It isn't hard to find charities with much, much worse overhead cost ratios.