2012-03-07, 01:45 PM
The thing about viral activism is that, while it does get major publicity for a couple of weeks, it just tapers off just as quickly as it came. Activism and Social Justice isn't about just knowing about something and leaving it at that, but about continuously doing something to remedy it. 90% of people reblogging, sharing, tweeting, and what have you, have no intention of doing anything beyond posting that video. Sure the knowledge is out there, but no one actually cares enough to act on it.
For something as difficult to tackle as human rights abuse in Africa, one can argue that it's nearly impossible for individuals in foreign countries to even make a difference there. Any money donated has no guarantee in going to what you want it to go to, and petitioning politicians to send more armed servicemen to those countries will just spark the imperialism debate again.
For something as difficult to tackle as human rights abuse in Africa, one can argue that it's nearly impossible for individuals in foreign countries to even make a difference there. Any money donated has no guarantee in going to what you want it to go to, and petitioning politicians to send more armed servicemen to those countries will just spark the imperialism debate again.