tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049016329709213810.post3586193897094389986..comments2023-08-22T06:32:37.855-04:00Comments on The Clothesline Report: Joseph Kony and Structural InjusticeJohn Elwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09144085078590610919noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049016329709213810.post-88289674930213832892012-03-25T22:16:21.315-04:002012-03-25T22:16:21.315-04:00This morning, I deleted a comment for reasons of c...This morning, I deleted a comment for reasons of coarse language. But the substance of the comment deserves to be heard. It's not very flattering to me, but makes a point that needs to be heard. Here, with only minor revisions, is what the commentator wrote:<br /><br />"I'm not a KONY fan. But I understand the thing they've got that you don't. They're selling the issue. And I hate salesmen. Hence, I'm not a KONY fan. My suggestion would be to just wait for KONY to blow over and go back to what you were doing. Anything else just makes you look jealous and stupid.<br /><br />"You're trying to do good. They're trying to do good. Shut up and do good.<br /><br />"I'm not a Christian, but I can tell you that pissing on another Christian about how they're succeeding at helping people isn't Christian."<br /><br />I thank this person for his comments. I regret that I have given the impression that I'm criticizing Invisible Children, rather than trying to provoke thought among Americans about the demands of justice from the perspective of the gospel. And I can't ignore the fact that, despite some simplistic thinking, it would probably be better if Invisible Children succeed in their effort to mobilize the powerful to find a way to arrest Kony.<br /><br />Let's call this "the wounds of a friend." Thank you.John Elwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144085078590610919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049016329709213810.post-90418075438607017582012-03-25T10:39:13.329-04:002012-03-25T10:39:13.329-04:00A commnent from the Netherlands ( this blog was po...A commnent from the Netherlands ( this blog was pointed out to me by Norman Viss, who lived in the Netherlands for years, and recently has returned to the USA).<br />It's not just in America, this issue of structural injustice compared to seeing a Somali starving child, the same is true for people in the Netherlands (and presumably elsewhere in the world).Tineke Plooijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12181046418015622702noreply@blogger.com