American Red Cross Helps Illegals Across Border...

[1168]

I’m not sure that the Red Cross has ever acknowledged the concept of an “enemy.”

Going through them for notification of a family emergency to a unit has been the first official step for a long time.


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Yeah, I went home for a couple weeks on a Red Cross message once.

There’s also a DoD contract for their heart card classes and they have a presence on bases, including overseas.


“Americans who have been around awhile, during that later stage of real, not-so-corrupt, high-trust America may think of the Red Cross as that wonderful volunteer group that has helped the wounded during wartime since the middle of the 1800s, collects and distributes blood (about 45% of the "market" in the US), and teaches water rescue. One may think of of famous nurse Clara Barton.”

Much of this here is irrelevant. Red Cross is a non-governmental organization, so there’s no need to appeal to “a time when the government was totally good”. They teach some lifeguard stuff, but I don’t think they are very active in the technical rescue field. They do some “me too” card courses, like AHA and ASHI. Clara Barton is a historical figure, but the DoD has nurses and shit now.

[utahjeepr]

Red Cross is a mixed bag. I mean they are a huge international organization with a lot of roots in various governments. Do they do good, yup. Do they do shit I don't like, yup. Bottom line on this is that, at least in their mind, it's a humanitarian mission.

On balance I'd put them on the plus side but they definitely could use some cleaning up, and some divestment from politics. Not like that's gonna happen though. Such is life on this muddy rock.

[jsbhike]

I’m not disagreeing, but no one should be surprised that the Red Cross wouldn’t see it that way.


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Considering the human trafficking that is inherent to illegally entering the country, aiding that activity is pretty much the opposite of what I would expect the red cross to do.

[SteyrAUG]

No offense intended, but I think we already have a thread on this one. Surprised you missed it SAUG.

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...ross-US-Border

Forgot about that one, this one is sort of an update of that ongoing event and includes things like the 350 million dollar figure to US taxpayers.

[Wake27]

Considering the human trafficking that is inherent to illegally entering the country, aiding that activity is pretty much the opposite of what I would expect the red cross to do.

Good job having all of the answers bro, you should run for president.


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[gunnerblue]

Considering the human trafficking that is inherent to illegally entering the country, aiding that activity is pretty much the opposite of what I would expect the red cross to do.

Technically, what's happening is straight up alien smuggling and is something at which the cartels excel. They hardly need help from the Red Cross.

[jsbhike]

Good job having all of the answers bro, you should run for president.


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I didn't say it was an answer, just an observation.

The Red Cross has historically been portrayed as assisting refugees from wars, poltical persecutions, and natural disasters which generally doesn't seem to apply to central and South Americans heading north.

[ThirdWatcher]

When I ran over my Corporal in Iraq during the invasion (it was an accident) he was Med Evaced to Germany. In the rush to get him in the ambulance to get to a better area for a helo we forgot to throw his ID and wallet in with him. The Red Cross helped him out for his month of so in Germany with money and paperwork. He was very grateful to them. I also had a Gunny that talked very highly of them for helping out several Marines over the years.

Well, I stand corrected. All I remember about them is getting guys jammed up because they weren’t writing home often enough.

[1168]

Well, I stand corrected. All I remember about them is getting guys jammed up because they weren’t writing home often enough.

I think your Gunny or 1SG bullshat you, brother. I’ve never heard of such a thing.

[ThirdWatcher]

I think your Gunny or 1SG bullshat you, brother. I’ve never heard of such a thing.

Could be. I never had a problem writing to my Dad & my Mom was already dead. Dad was a member of “The Silent Service” and he never brought any grief on any of us. I miss that old man every day, he showed me the way...