This is from a Canadian newspaper and 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 broadcast.
"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.
Stand proud, America
Re: This is from a Canadian newspaper and IS worth sharing.......
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Originally posted by jjortiz
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.
Yes, so generous they give money to fund the IRA which bombs britain every other week almost. Dispicable.
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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.
The French are arrogant, it happens.
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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.
We don't get earthquakes, hence we don't have any "experts" to send to help.
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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.
You didn't have to.
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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?
There are only two choices - Boeing (American) or Airbus (European). We have a good mix of both, even in Europe. I bet American airlines don't have 1 airbus between them.
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Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman on the
moon?
Waste of money
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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.
Didn't have to
Re: This is from a Canadian newspaper and IS worth sharing.......
Yes - I got one of these too
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Originally posted by jjortiz
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?
If you leave America you will find that Europe has the Airbus - just as successful in its field as Boeing and more so than Lockheed or McD.
Japan and I believe Germany are forbidden, after the war, from having and aerospace industry which is why they don't make planes. If they are irritated enough by this sort of attitude (at higher levels) they will eventually say 'stuff it' and ignore those treaties.
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Originally posted by jjortiz
Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted out . . .
. . . The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into
No . . . Britain paid America almost exacly the same amount in lend-lease for fighting the war as America paid out in Marshall plan payments to rebuild Germany - i.e. the US got the Marshall plan money from Britain
Just because we are the US's friends and allies but that does not mean that we are complete dolts.
Re: This is from a Canadian newspaper and IS worth sharing.......
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Originally posted by jjortiz
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.
Did the airplane bit not make you the least bit suspicious that this guy was making it all up?
As for the quote above, I have to say that I find it incredibly insulting in light of the recent Canadian firefighters who died fighting the bush fires in America :rolleyes:
SD
