YES WE KONY. It's March, and the Internet delivers 2012's first
globe-consuming meme: the unstoppable, Stop-Kony 2012 video, which has
highlighted the plight of African child soldiering like never before.
But is it really good? Is it really bad? Or is the world really more
complex than 'good guys' and 'bad guys'? Whatevers; one thing's for
sure, this is momentous: never had a 27-minute video devoid of both cats
and boobs ever achieved such virality. Is this a demonstration of the
internet's ability to instantly inform and engage tens of millions; and a
hopeful sign that there is a willingness among those millions, to
engage passionately with something more meaningful? Or does Kony2012
just mark the dawn of a rapacious new era of viral humanitarian
marketing? Join your charitable host Robert Foster - and our special
guest, General Baxter, direct from AFRICOM - as we delve into the dark
heart of the matter.