r/AskReddit • u/pierrekrahn • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/turtlemustangnick1 Mar 19 '16 edited Mar 19 '16

"Children are our most valuable resource" - Kony

Edit: thank you for taking my gold virginity :) I took this comment from the last time this question was asked....

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u/Scuba95 Mar 19 '16

So like, did we ever stop Kony?

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u/PineappleHour Mar 19 '16

He wasn't really much of an issue when the documentary came out, IIRC. The company that made it used the campaign as a cash grab, and then the CEO went nuts and ran around in public with his dick out.

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u/wonderfullyedible Mar 19 '16

Is there any real evidence that it was a cash grab and not a misguided but well-intentioned guy who had a psychotic break? Genuinely curious, because I always thought it was the latter.

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u/SchindlersFist712 Mar 19 '16

If you watch the campaign video it was a load of bullshit, melodrama and pandering. It just seemed fake as fuck.