Mental Breakdown???

So Kony 2012 has stirred up a bit of a controversy recently, with the backlash from intellectuals, academics, Ugandans, and others being aimed at the organization Invisible Children, its founders, and it's supporters. Apparently that may have become too much for Jason Russell, founder of Invisible Children. On Thursday he snapped, walking around naked in traffic and generally acting not right in the head. Initially thought to have been arrested fro public masturbation and indecency charges, it has now come to light that he was placed into medical care in order to determine whether he was a threat to society or not. Its also suspected that he may have been under the influence of something, although that was disputed in Invisible Children's official response:

"Jason Russell was unfortunately hospitalized yesterday suffering from exhaustion, dehydration, and malnutrition. He is now receiving medical care and is focused on getting better. The past two weeks have taken a severe emotional toll on all of us, Jason especially, and that toll manifested itself in an unfortunate incident yesterday. Jason’s passion and his work have done so much to help so many, and we are devastated to see him dealing with this personal health issue. We will always love and support Jason, and we ask that you give his entire family privacy during this difficult time."

Gather what you can from the video below and reflect on what this means...

 




Crazy stuff right? He obviously doesn't seem well, which is worrying to say the least. I feel bad for him, as I'm sure all this stress has gotten to him and it's never good seeing someone like this and this vulnerable. However, as pointed our by a commenter on the Daily What's post, he may have snapped due to a type of "superman complex".

"Did he not think that putting a video out there with the INTENTION of it going viral would maybe get some critics out of the millions that they hoped would watch it? Anyway, I find most of the criticisms of the video (white-man-burden, missionary, America-centric, overly simplified and emotionally manipulative) extremely valid.
He's clearly got some sort of Superman Complex; him realizing that he's fallible after ten years of, justifiably, having the moral high ground among people and to suddenly be inundated with accurate criticisms would make such a person have a mental breakdown.
Oh, and the fact that he'd quite clearly in the closet. Psychological problems abound

-Esther Hamilton

 Whatever it may have been, I hope he gets whatever treatment he may require and gets better. He obviously needs to do some sorting out in his personal life, as it looks like he let out some repressed emotions or something. Believe me, I'm no expert. However, it will be interesting to see how this affects the organization. Should this affect it? What do you think?