Kong 2012: a Non-Partisan Appeal

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Kony 2012: a Non-Partisan Appeal

Background Information
Kony 2012 was a viral campaign that attempted to raise awareness of a nefarious Ugandan political villain. It was produced by the organization Invisible Children and made use of a YouTube video, posters, merchandise to raise money and awareness
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This is propaganda because
By appealing to both Democrats and Republicans, this particular image implies that Kony 2012 was an issue that is an issue both parties should not only be concerned with, but should also get involved with in order to bring Kony down.

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    Adam, Megan
    Tue, 09/29/2015 - 00:46
    Adam, Megan
    We think it is beneficial. They used name calling. It isn't really effective.
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    Crash
    Tue, 09/29/2015 - 00:46
    Crash
    Beneficial

    Bandwagon technqiue

    Not effective
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    Mack W.
    Tue, 09/29/2015 - 00:53
    Mack W.
    I think this isn't very benficial, because I don't think Kony should rise.

    plain folks

    not very effective.
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    sam and dana
    Tue, 09/29/2015 - 03:58
    sam and dana
    Beneficial
    bandwagon
    effecive
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    emily DiBenedetto
    Thu, 02/04/2016 - 23:38
    emily DiBenedetto
    i think this is beneficial because democrats and republicans are always in a constant battle over who is right. This campaign brought them together, which is something good. Also, it helped others in Uganda.
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    Patrick
    Thu, 02/04/2016 - 23:39
    Patrick
    This is beneficial because it attempts to unite both parties in a good cause
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    Stephanie
    Fri, 02/05/2016 - 02:33
    Stephanie
    I think that this is beneficial because it appeals to both democrats and republicans saying that they have one thing to agree on, to stop Kony.
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    Preis
    Fri, 02/05/2016 - 02:55
    Preis
    This is good, because it is bringing awareness to an issue that republicans and democrats need to tackle together.
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    Elise
    Fri, 02/05/2016 - 09:01
    Elise
    I think that this can be beneficial because it's trying to bring people together to fight for a greater cause and recognize a current issue.
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    Annie Scherer
    Fri, 02/05/2016 - 10:11
    Annie Scherer
    What Kony did/is doing is a terrible thing, but unfortunately, all this ended up doing was raise awareness. Awareness is definitely good, but it doesn't help if nothing actually happens to Kony or the people he is controlling.
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    Claire
    Fri, 02/05/2016 - 22:18
    Claire
    I think that this poster is helpful. The donkey and elephant joining in the middle represents that even with the politicals differences between democracts and republicans, this issue is one we can be united against. I think it's helpful also because it brings attention to an issue that was/is vastly underreported.
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    George
    Fri, 02/05/2016 - 22:21
    George
    I think that this poster is helpful because it is trying to stop little arguments between republicans and democrats so that as a country we can focus on helping those in true danger.
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    Maddy
    Fri, 02/05/2016 - 22:22
    Maddy
    This is beneficial because this campaign is now pretty well known all over the world. It helps bring awareness to the invisible children in Africa, and helps unify everyone in their efforts to end it.
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    Ethan
    Fri, 02/05/2016 - 22:22
    Ethan
    I think the Kony propaganda is beneficial for society because it shows the unity of everyone's beliefs. Although we might have different opinions on some topics, we can all agree that Kony is a bad organization and it must be stopped. This piece of propaganda can appeal to everyone.
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    Sydney h
    Fri, 02/05/2016 - 23:13
    Sydney h
    I think that even if you don't agree with the propaganda the visual use is capturing and gets across the point
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    Mikey
    Sat, 02/06/2016 - 01:58
    Mikey
    I said it was not very harmful but most people know the kony campaign was partially a scam and turned very harmful before anyone knew what hut them
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    Sophie
    Sat, 02/06/2016 - 02:01
    Sophie
    although this is an awful thing that happened, all money collected by this didn't go to the funds it said it would. But I think it's important to help the people so if it was true it would be extremely beneficial
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    Casey daleiden
    Sat, 02/06/2016 - 02:02
    Casey daleiden
    I know that I've commented like 7 times, but I felt like I needed to comment on this piece of propaganda. Koni 2012 was horrible event it deserves to be ridiculed.
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    Dennis
    Sat, 02/06/2016 - 02:07
    Dennis
    I think this is very beneficial because it helps us focus on a threat and come together to take it down. It helps the two parties connect, as well as citizens of the US
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    Nicole Sipko
    Sat, 02/06/2016 - 02:50
    Nicole Sipko
    I think this is beneficial because it is raising awareness for a good cause that both republicans and democrats should do something about.
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    Annie Walsh
    Sat, 02/06/2016 - 03:01
    Annie Walsh
    I think this is beneficial because this raises awareness of a political villain. People need to be aware of what's going on around them, so they do not make a mistake and get injured later. It also tells people to stop what Kony is doing and not let him get away with his bad deeds.
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    Grace
    Sat, 02/06/2016 - 21:02
    Grace
    This is beneficial propaganda because it helps raise awareness about what happens on the other side of the world that many people do not hear about. The symbol brings everyone together saying that this is a task that needs a lot of support and could be accomplished if everyone worked together.
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    Julia D
    Mon, 02/08/2016 - 01:57
    Julia D
    I said this was beneficial because it's for a good cause and encourages people to help with the bad situations other countries are in.
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    Kaitlyn
    Mon, 02/08/2016 - 04:01
    Kaitlyn
    I think this is beneficial because it raises awareness for what it is, and also it shows that people can come together and put aside their differences and political views so everyone can help to support the cause and help people.
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    Dan
    Mon, 02/08/2016 - 04:32
    Dan
    I think how the advertisers created this is very clever. They portrayed the symbol of each political party as one. They are trying to show that even our political differences shouldn't get in the way of helping this cause. Some people might interpret this as a slam on American politics.
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    Eve Anzalone
    Mon, 02/08/2016 - 04:45
    Eve Anzalone
    This is a beneficial picture because it implies that both democratic and republican parties are joining together to fight off Kony. It appeals to both parties in order to notify citizens that this is a serious issue that requires everyone's attention and cooperation. Many people chose beneficial because it raises awareness to get rid of Kony and make the world better.
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    Kaitlyn G
    Mon, 02/08/2016 - 07:28
    Kaitlyn G
    This is beneficial to the Kony 2012 organization because it is informing us about it and everyone has sympathy for what happened and wanted to help so we could conclude that everyone was supportive of the cause.
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    Gracie I
    Mon, 02/08/2016 - 07:35
    Gracie I
    Implies it's an issue that both parties are involved in
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    Austin Sibu
    Tue, 02/09/2016 - 01:06
    Austin Sibu
    I think that this poster has good intentions. It wants to abandon partisan politics in order to help the invisible children of Africa. This is not harmful propaganda.
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    Brendan D
    Tue, 02/09/2016 - 01:15
    Brendan D
    I think this is a good form of propaganda because it unifies both political parties to fight for a cause and help spread knowledge on an important issue.
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    Keelie
    Fri, 01/27/2017 - 22:57
    Keelie
    I think this propaganda is very beneficial especially because it pertains to both sides of the party and uses effective colors to grab both party affiliations and different genders. I remember this movement very well and I remember people were posting posters everywhere, posting on social media, and even writing on their wrists in order to bring awareness to all the terrible things that were occurring in Uganda. I think the overall poster is really beneficial and whenever you dig deeper behind the meaning to find out what it's fighting for that's beneficial as well because people (most of the time) want to help other people.
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    Bridget
    Thu, 02/02/2017 - 23:34
    Bridget
    This tells everyone that no matter what political beliefs you have, everyone can agree that they need to stop Kony
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    Kayley
    Fri, 02/03/2017 - 03:17
    Kayley
    I think this is pretty beneficial because it appeals to both republicans and democrats and wants to join everyone together to bring down this issue.
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    Kate
    Fri, 02/03/2017 - 05:35
    Kate
    I think this has a good message because they're trying to get people to look past their political beliefs and come together to fight this.
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    Emily S
    Mon, 02/06/2017 - 02:48
    Emily S
    I think this poster is beneficial because it is asking everyone to bring Kony down, regardless of what party you are.
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    William Radford
    Mon, 02/06/2017 - 03:44
    William Radford
    This is beneficial because it makes people want to help no matter what political party you are.
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    Ben Miller
    Tue, 02/07/2017 - 00:23
    Ben Miller
    This is beneficial because it is just saying that it doesn't matter which party you're from we should still try and save the children.

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