copemech Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Took an Aussie dentist to remind me why we are what we are, this was recently circulated and reminded me of the recent post! Now if they could just learn the language I will shut up! Written by an Australian Dentist....and too good to delete.... To Kill an American You probably missed this in the rush of news, 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 an editorial the following day to let everyone > know what an American is . So they would know when > they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!) > > > "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, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or > Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan. > > > An American may also be a > Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, > Apache, Seminole 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 lives in 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 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, never > asking a thing in return. > > > When Afghanistan was > over-run 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, Americans had given more than any > other nation to the poor in Afghanistan . Americans > welcome the best of everything...the best products, > the best books, the best music, the best food, the > best services. 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. It's been > told that the World TradeCenter victims were from at > least 30 different 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 other > blood-thirsty tyrants in 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 of freedom. Everyone who holds to that > spirit, everywhere, is an American. Please do not just delete. Pass it on first. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Ahhh, but does this American fella know where Afghanistan is ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan bechard Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Most the folks I work with know it real well Atom, heck, I would be willing to wager better then you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 well....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0Ocleo3YWg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikespace Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Here I was thinking an Australian's not likely to "big up" an American any more than he's likely to flatter a Pommie. Sorry, it seems to be more American based: Clicky Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot 3 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Ahhh, but does this American fella know where Afghanistan is ? Yeah but how many of us knew where the falklands were before the Argies invited themselves to stay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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