Guest guest Posted September 12, 2001 Report Share Posted September 12, 2001 In a message dated 09/12/2001 6:04:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Elle3379 writes: Maybe this can help others to see what Americans are like! << < > I hope you all feel as proud as I felt to be an AMERICAN after > reading this. > > MVW > > > >>> THE UNITED STATES > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> America: The Good Neighbor. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Widespread but only partial news coverage was given > > > > >>> recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from > > > > >>> Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television > > > > >>> commentator. What follows is the full text of his > > > > >>> trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> " This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the > > > > >>> Americans as the most generous and possibly the least > > > > >>> appreciated people on all the earth. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and > > > > >>> Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the > > > > >>> Americans who poured in billions of dollars and > > > > >>> forgave other billions in debts. None of these > > > > >>> countries is today paying even the interest on its > > > > >>> remaining debts to the United States. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956, > > > > >>> it was the Americans who propped it up, and their > > > > >>> reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets > > > > >>> of Paris. I was there. I saw it. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the > > > > >>> United States that hurries in to help. This spring, 59 > > > > >>> American communities were flattened by tornadoes. > > > > >>> Nobody helped. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped > > > > >>> billions of dollars! into discouraged countries. Now > > > > >>> newspapers in those countries are writing about the > decadent, warmongering Americans. > I'd like to see just one of those countries that > is gloating over the erosion of the United States > dollar build its own airplane. Does any other country > in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo > Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why don't > they fly > them? Why do all the > International lines except Russia fly American Planes? > Why does no other land on earth even consider putting > a man or woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese > technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German > technocracy, and you get automobiles. > You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon -! > not > once, but several times - and safely home again. > You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the > store > window for everybody to look at. > Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. > They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless > they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from > ma and pa at home to spend here. > When the railways of France, Germany and India > were breaking down through age, it was the Americans > who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and > the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an > old caboose. Both are still broke. > I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced > to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name > me even one time when someone else raced to the > Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside > help even during the San Francisco earthquake. > Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one > Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get > kicked around. They will come out of this thing with > their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled > to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating > over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one of > those. " > Stand proud, America! > > This is one of the best editorials that I have ever > read regarding the United States. It is nice that > one man realizes it. I only wish that the rest of the > world would realize it. We are always blamed for > everything and never even get a thank you for the > things we do. > > I would hope that each of you would send this to > as many people as you can and emphasize that they > should send it to as many of their friends until this letter is sent > to > every person on the web. I am just a single American that has read > this. > I SURE HOPE THAT A LOT MORE READ IT SOON. > >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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