Hi pasjfest,
Thursday, September 13, 2001, 5:41:34 PM, you wrote:
psn> This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing.
psn> America: The Good Neighbor.
psn> Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a
psn> remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a
psn> Canadian television commentator. What follows is the full text of
psn> his trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record:
psn> "This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the
psn> Americans as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated
psn> people on all the earth.
psn> Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted
psn> out of the debris of war by the
psn> Americans who poured in billions of dollars and
psn> forgave other billions in debts. None of these
psn> countries is today paying even the interest on its
psn> remaining debts to the United States.
psn> When France was in danger of collapsing in 1956,
psn> it was the Americans who propped it up, and their
psn> reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was
psn> there. I saw it.
psn> When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the
psn> United States that hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American
psn> communities were flattened by tornadoes. Nobody helped.
psn> The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped
psn> billions of dollars! into discouraged countries. Now
psn> newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent,
psn> warmongering Americans.
psn> I'd like to see just one of those countries that
psn> is gloating over the erosion of the United States
psn> dollar build its own airplane. Does any other country in the world
psn> have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or
psn> the Douglas DC10?
psn> If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the
psn> International lines except Russia fly American Planes?
psn> Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman
psn> on the moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios.
psn> You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles.
psn> You talk about American technocracy, and you find
psn> men on the moon -! not once, but several times -
psn> and safely home again.
psn> You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the
psn> store window for everybody to look at. Even their draft-dodgers are
psn> not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of
psn> them, unless they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American
psn> dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.
psn> When the railways of France, Germany and India
psn> were breaking down through age, it was the Americans who rebuilt
psn> them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went
psn> broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke.
psn> I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of
psn> other people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone
psn> else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was
psn> outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake.
psn> Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one
psn> Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get kicked around. They
psn> will come out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do,
psn> they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating
psn> over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one of those."
psn> Stand proud, America!
psn> I Thank Them.
psn> PJFSr.
I accept most of your points, but would like to add that Britain did
help out a little on 'some' of these issues, and we have *almost* always
(since 1918 at least) supported the US in military attacks as one of the
first countries to add the blood of our own soldiers to US causes (and
so open ourselves up as targets too), despite the fact that many other
European countries have not! I am very sorry for what happened in New
York, as is every other Briton that I have spoken to, please don't try
to suggest that suddenly the *whole* world is against the US as this is
simply not true. God forbid, if there is a war at the end of this, I'm
sure our soldiers will fight proudly alongside our US cousins.
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Best regards,
Dave Wilson.
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