The American

Cohen · Feb 17, 2003

You may have already seen this self-serving, idealistic, sappy...whetever...but I get tired of the US bashing so I want to post it anyway.

An American You probably missed it in the rush of the news, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had advertised 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, Korean,
Vietnamese, 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
Hindi 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 the m 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 person 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 20 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, 2001, earning a better life for their families. The World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 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 Tse-Tung, and every blood-thirsty tyrant in the history of the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself. Americans are
not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, anywhere, is an American.
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giddyup · Feb 17, 2003

Thanks for this Cohen! It reminds us how hard it is to be America. What a difficult responsibility and burden.

Sa-lute!

Deckard · Feb 17, 2003

We're the Gumbo of the World... red-hot and tasty!

Timing · Feb 17, 2003

Originally posted by giddyup
Thanks for this Cohen! It reminds us how hard it is to be America. What a difficult responsibility and burden.

Sa-lute!
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Giddy is slipping, I don't know how this email got past him.

ROXRAN · Feb 18, 2003

Very stirring, yet undeniably true!...

LeGrouper · Feb 18, 2003

Having lived most of my life overseas, I am soooo grateful to be an American. Americans take for granted the amazing country they live it. It is truly the Rome of the modern era. It has its troubles, but it is the best.

giddyup · Feb 18, 2003

Originally posted by Timing
Giddy is slipping, I don't know how this email got past him.
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Please talk to my Aunt Lynda about this; she is my usual source of suspect email history lessons.

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Fact or fiction: both are beautiful...

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