Response to Kony 2012 Video
I know this blog is not about "the agent of power", but my other 2 blog posts this week were about proposed/assigned questions, but I just had this all on my mind tonight, so decided to write about it...
The Kony 2012 video relates to history in countless ways, and was a video that I really felt a connection with after I watched it. First of all, the young boy in the video, who was the film makers son represented his generation. In other words, by interviewing his five year old son and incorporating him in the video, he was showing the perspective of a different generation, and why that was important in history, and is still important. The producer explained the story of Kony and his murders to his son through words and pictures to show that if someone that young can understand the concept, than truly anyone can. That even though different people are exposed to different things and are provided with various surroundings and opportunities, by human interaction and telling stories we can spread anything. The second major point that I think was raised in this video was the idea of diffusion and coming together. The idea of diffusion was apparent because millions of people shared ideas, and had similar beliefs; they interacted. A sense of community was explored in this video, and the fact that so many individuals and groups can raise awareness about one topic, leads to my next point of technology. This video is obviously on the internet and got millions of hits instantly, which is a form of technology. Plus all of the promotion and connections through mass communications online, and Facebook groups, and twitter, and cell phones, was not something that could have been possible just a few centuries ago. I think that a really well done video can make a big difference in the world because the online world is so significant today, and is a way for the government and for ordinary citizens to be on the same "page." This video has lots to do with history because of the different generations displayed in it and how that has affected us and will continue to affect us. Also, the concept of diffusion and coming together as a society was recognized. Plus, technology and how it has influenced our world, and how that is different from our past. By definition power means, "the ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something." How can someone like Kony be in power? Is our world that dysfunctional? I don't understand how someone who kills and kidnaps children, can still be alive. Who created the standards for power? Why do they exist? Just because people have different amounts of money, live in separate places, don't have the same skin color or beliefs, doesn't mean a certain amount of those people need to have power, and others don't. The idea of power is powerful and is a big responsibility. People listen to authorities because they feel obligated to, but why do people always follow others, and listen to those in "power?" What are other ways of gaining and maintaining power besides religion and class? I think that while diffusion is beneficial and efficient, it is sometimes excessive. Because there are so many people in the world, and because technology is continuing to advance, diffusion increases-meaning that the ways humans interact and are exposed to each other will increase as well. Just like in this video, technology is also drowning people's lives. What if one day no one has the ability to talk, and everything is through the internet and through typing words? I have noticed that my generation is having trouble expressing themselves in person. We are so used to typing how we feel as a way to sometimes escape reality and not accept certain things. While technology is making our society quicker in some aspects and more interesting, it is scary. Our world is scary.
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