Re: I received this last night and .........

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Posted by jolynn on September 14, 2001 at 17:41:31:

In reply to: I received this last night and ......... posted by Sienna on September 14, 2001 at 16:03:39:

Thank you for posting this, Yesterday one of our local radio stations
read it on air. I didn't hear it, but my husband told me about it. He
didn't do it justice. I will be sending it to my address book.
jolynn-with a tear of pride in her eye

: it touched me enough to want to post it here so you all could read
: it. I hope this doesn't offend anyone.
: *
: *
: Subject: America "The Good Neighbor"
:
:
:
:
:
: 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.
:
: Sherry Jameson
: Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
: e-mail: jameson@email.arizona.edu
: 626-3784
:
: "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never
: cease to be amused." -Unknown source

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: Thank you for posting this, Yesterday one of our local radio stations : read it on air. I didn't hear it, but my husband told me about it. He : didn't do it justice. I will be sending it to my address book. : jolynn-with a tear of pride in her eye : : : it touched me enough to want to post it here so you all could read : : it. I hope this doesn't offend anyone. : : * : : * : : Subject: America "The Good Neighbor" : : : : : : : : : : : : 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. : : : : Sherry Jameson : : Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics : : e-mail: jameson@email.arizona.edu : : 626-3784 : : : : "Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never : : cease to be amused." -Unknown source
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