Having heard many put down the US and hating their policies I think we
should all read this article from a Canadian newspaper, it 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, war mongering
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!
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From: "canislupus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 3:04 PM
Subject: All ok?
> It was terrible watching the news. I couldn't believe it at first.
> List people in NYC & W - are you ok?
> I hope you and your relatives are all alive and unharmed.
>
> Although I don't have much love for many aspects of US policy and
> government, I think US caused many wrongs, but this striking at US
> symbols which led only to many death and suffering is truly appaling.
> I feel sorry for all of you.
>
> Please, stay level headed howewer hard it is. Eye for an eye has never
> ended anything. I admire those on the list who are such level-headed.
> It's easy to write if I am only watching it on tv.
>
> With sympathy
> Frantisek
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