We are the >>greatest >> >> > nation >> >> > in the world and we should all recognize this even if no one >>else does. >> >> > >> >> > 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! >> >> > >> >> > 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.