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 > >[log in to unmask] >http:// www.concoat.co.uk <http://www.concoat.co.uk> > >Concoat Limited >Alasan House, Albany Park >CAMBERLEY GU16 7PH UK >Phone: +44 (0)1276 691100 >Fax: +44 (0)1276 691227 >Mobile: +44 (0)79 6858 2121 > > >-----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 > > > > > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >----- >Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d >To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in >the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet >To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET >Technet NOMAIL >Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > >E-mail Archives >Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional >information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 >ext.5315 >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >----- > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >----- >Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d >To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in >the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet >To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET >Technet NOMAIL >Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > >E-mail Archives >Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional >information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 >ext.5315 >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >----- > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d >To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in >the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet >To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET >Technet NOMAIL >Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > >E-mail Archives >Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional >information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 >ext.5315 >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------