I don't sympathize with Kony, but I don't sympathize with Museveni either. And yes, you should be careful what you release via any means if you feel it may work against you. As for Putin, he has his own skeletons, some bigger than others. He's not Kony, no argument, but he's not some idealized Jesus figure either.
There was just a little joculation in my previous post, I've actually received overwhelmingly positive response for, quote, "ripping into" the Kony "activists." I suppose it helps that I'm being very logical, reasonable and adequately courteous in my arguments, and all counter-arguments are being gradually refuted on the protest page for my local city systematically and logically by myself and like-minded cynics.
Our ultimate goal is that the "cover the night" event is seen as nothing more than the juvenile excuse for a rampage that it is. Awareness has been raised, just in case we hadn't figured out that Africa is messed up yet, and it has been established that Kony is just part of a bigger problem. Either move on or pipe down, Kony activists.
As for Putin, I have to say that in him I see a cold and logical figure, who does ultimately have the best interests of Russia at heart. He doesn't seem like a very greedy dictator, and he certainly seems to know what he is doing at the helm of a nation. Perhaps he has looked at the frustrating situations of politicians of a similar intellectual calibre in the west and decided that often the masses are better left un-consulted. It's not about what you want, but what you need, after all.
