> >>
> >> > > > 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 5,000 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.  >>
> >> > > >
> >> > > > <<  Makes you proud to live here doesn't it??
>
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