Email a Dumpster Fire

Re:Email a Dumpster Fire by markdown on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @05:13PM (#25203587)

> see American Red Cross and Haiti.

FTFY. The Red Cross is a reputable organisation that does wonderful work across the developing world. The American Red Cross is the corrupt one.

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Re:Email a Dumpster Fire by Alupis on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @05:41PM (#25203860)

My mistake in conflating the two. Updated - Thanks for pointing out the distinction.

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Re:Email a Dumpster Fire by azernik on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @09:39PM (#25205434)

Though donating to it isn't a substitute for donations to the American Red Cross for disaster relief purposes. The ICRC specifically deals with armed conflict.

For disaster relief you'll have to find another reputable charity.

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Re:Email a Dumpster Fire by markdown on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @12:27AM (#25206263)

This is not true. The Red Cross in my country, which is an ICRC affiliate, does provide disaster relief. As far as I can tell, this is true across the board.

Eg:

https://www.redcross.org.au/news-and-media/news/australian-b...

https://reliefweb.int/report/viet-nam/thai-red-cross-society...

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Re:Email a Dumpster Fire by azernik on Sunday November 29, 2020 @02:32PM (#25247376)

My assumption was that the comment I replied to was directed to Americans, and recommending the ICRC itself as opposed to the ARC.

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