Bizarre Kony 2012 Posters Seemingly Contain No Trace of Irony

...that had been torn down after a day. Which is a shame, because the originals are painfully misguided and strange. ...

By Stefan Kamph

April 24, 2012

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...that had been torn down after a day. Which is a shame, because the originals are painfully misguided and strange.

Here's one of them, which was posted near Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House:

Hmmm, something we can all agree on. Sounds tempting. Easy. Almost... Orwellian.

Please remember, Kony is a bad warlord, and this blogger supports all efforts to capture and disarm him and his brainwashed forces. But the posters seem to work by reducing all problems to a bright color and tag lines that encourage young people to... uh... stop thinking and join the rebellion. Awkward.

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