Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Aug 14 2007
A red cross: The symbolism behind the symbol
The issue that Johnson and Johnson is having with the American Red Cross over the use of the red cross symbol made me think of all the finger pointing that went on following Hurricane Katrina, when different agencies sought to grab credit and avoid blame. For some reason I thought of the story of Solomon, in which he offered to divide a baby in half when two women each claimed the baby was hers. While this particular dispute does not involve any particular infant, I can not imagine how this sort of complaint will be beneficial to Johnson and Johnson, or to the American Red Cross—who must now spend resources, time and money to defend the use of a symbol that has allowed them to cross virtually every political boundary on the planet. While most everyone I know has no malice toward Johnson and Johnson in general, I think it's going to be pretty tough for most of us to side with them on this one, since we know they're in business to make a profit. Whatever happens in this dispute, I hope humanitarian work somehow becomes even better because of it.
posted at: 06:36 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
The issue that Johnson and Johnson is having with the American Red Cross over the use of the red cross symbol made me think of all the finger pointing that went on following Hurricane Katrina, when different agencies sought to grab credit and avoid blame. For some reason I thought of the story of Solomon, in which he offered to divide a baby in half when two women each claimed the baby was hers. While this particular dispute does not involve any particular infant, I can not imagine how this sort of complaint will be beneficial to Johnson and Johnson, or to the American Red Cross—who must now spend resources, time and money to defend the use of a symbol that has allowed them to cross virtually every political boundary on the planet. While most everyone I know has no malice toward Johnson and Johnson in general, I think it's going to be pretty tough for most of us to side with them on this one, since we know they're in business to make a profit. Whatever happens in this dispute, I hope humanitarian work somehow becomes even better because of it.
posted at: 06:36 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
