Manipulated feelings? (A post about Invisible Children INC.)

I have faith in my friends on my f-list. I choose to think there is a brain behind there somewhere. That you use.

So with that said, BEFORE you run off and give money to Invisible Children... PLEASE! For the love of anything holy... Read these links. I beg you.

We got trouble... (A repost with added info HERE.)

The visible problem with Invisible Children

Seriously please don't support Invisiable Children INC. anymore...

Neil Gaiman: I think this is what I'm most comfortable posting on Tumblr about Kony...

So please... Use your heads. And after you've read all them posts... AND the links in them... And you still wanna support them? Then do.

I WON'T!

I have deleted my previous post. I won't repost anything else about it. Kony needs to be stopped, yes. But not this way. Not. At. All.

I won't allow myself to be manipulated about this again. There is a reason I so very, very rarely give money to charity. I don't trust them. At all.

Sorry for the inconvenience. And if you think I am one of the worst people on the planet for not supporting these sick people? Well, sorry guys. I am using my brain. No hard feelings if you wanna defriend over this. It is open season all the time here in my corner.

Over and out.

Edit: More information:

What was my intent?

FAQ's on the issue

Edit 2: Even MORE info about Invisible Children INC. and the Stop Kony 2012 campaign right here:
On Kony 2012.

Edit 3: Invisible Children INC. answers the criticism they've gotten so far.
Invisible Children: Critiques

Edit 4: Even more information. There are plenty who give to criticism Invisible Children INC. :
Not alone

Edit 5: And some more. From Uganda as well.
An Ugandan young woman tells her side of the story

Critics having a success?

Edit 6: Still more very interesting info showing up:
What to do?

African voices respond to the Kony 2012 campaing and to Invisible Children INC.

Edit 7:
Show me the money

Edit 8:
Ugandans hit back at Kony 2012 campaign

Edit 9: And things just keep getting worse...

Kony 2012 filmmaker arrested for alleged indecent exposure

Kony 2012 filmmaker detained for alleged public masturbation, drunkenness, vandalism

Invisible Children responds to Kony 2012 filmmaker's arrest for alleged public masturbation

Edit 10:
Old material about Invisible Children from 2006

Invisible Children answers questions

Edit 11:
Make Kony famous? No thanks says Uganda

Young people changing the world