Perhaps what is truly inappropriate is your lack of understanding of our
national grief.
At 10:46 AM 9/13/2001 -0400, Safavi-Bayat Shahed wrote:
> Graham Naisbitt
>I agree hundred percent you said it greatly we as human beings tend to get
>emotional and
>lose the side of reason and logic.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Graham Naisbitt [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 10:23 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [TN] FW: Tribute to the UNITED STATES!
>
>
>I do not consider this posting appropriate. It is blatant jingoism, grossly
>inaccurate and exaggerated.
>Never forget that one of the world's greatest genocides was the virtual
>annihilation of the native American Indian... some 24 million of them!
>
>Regards, Graham Naisbitt
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Miguel Vallejo
>Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 11:06
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [TN] FW: Tribute to the UNITED STATES!
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce MacDonald
>Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 2:45 PM
>To: Everyone
>Subject: FW: Tribute to 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! Wear it
>proudly!!
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > God Bless
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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