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02-23-2003, 07:19 PM | #1 |
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Got this in my mail. Check it out!!
> > An American
> > > > You probably missed it in the rush of news last > week, but there was > > actually a report that someone in Pakistan had > published in a > newspaper > an offer > > of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any > American. > > > > So, an Australian dentist wrote the following to > let everyone know > what > > an American is, so they would know when they found > one. > > > > An American is English, or French, or Italian, > Irish, German, > Spanish, > > Polish, Russian, or Greek. An American may also be > Canadian, > Mexican, > > African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian, > Iranian, Asian, or > Arab, > > or Pakistani, or Afghan. An American may also be a > Cherokee, > Osage,Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache or one of the many > other tribes > known as > native Americans. > > > > An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or > Buddhist, or > Muslim. > In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in > Afghanistan. The > only > > difference is that in America, they are free to > worship as each of > them > > chooses. An American is also free to believe in no > religion. For > that, he > > will answer only to God, not to the government, or > to armed thugs > > claiming to speak for the government and for God. > > > > An American is from the most prosperous land in the > history of the > world. > > The root of that prosperity can be found in the > Declaration of > Independence, > > which recognizes the God-given right of each man > and woman to the > > pursuit of happiness. > > > > An American is generous. Americans have helped out > just about every > other > > nation in the world in their time of need. When > Afghanistan was > overrun > by the Soviet army twenty years ago, Americans came > with arms and > supplies > > to enable the people to win back their country. As > of the morning of > > September 11, 2001, Americans had given more than > any other nation > to the > > poor in Afghanistan. > > > > Americans welcome the best -- the best products, > the best books, the > best > > music, the best food, the best athletes. But they > also welcome the > least. > > The national symbol of America, The Statue of > Liberty, welcomes your > tired > > and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming > shores, the > homeless, > > tempest-tossed. These, in fact, are the people who > built America. > Some of > > them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of > September 11, > > earning a better life for their families. I've been > told that the > World > > Trade Center victims were from at least thirty other > countries, > cultures, > and > > first languages -- including those that aided and > abetted the > terrorists. > > So, you can try to kill an American if you must. > Hitler did. So did > > General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao, and every blood > thirsty tyrant in > the > > history of the world. But, in doing so, you would > just be killing > yourself, because Americans are not a particular > people from a > particular > place. > They are the embodiment of the human spirit and > freedom. Everyone who > holds > to > > that spirit, everywhere, is an American. > > > > Pass THIS around the World
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02-23-2003, 07:23 PM | #2 |
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Sorry it's so long
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02-23-2003, 08:06 PM | #3 |
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That is interesting, it makes you think, ya know?
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very interesting
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Thanks for sharing that !
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02-25-2003, 08:13 PM | #6 |
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Very Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Canada is better.
Americans may be people but they have a war-hungry presedent
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02-25-2003, 10:35 PM | #8 |
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Canada is USAīs backyard!!! It means nothing to the rest of the world! And itīs too cold!
hauhauhauhaua j/k letīs not start a battle of arguments, ok?
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