rb70383
05-01-2002, 05:55 AM
From another board I frequent:
The following was said to be written by a dentist in Australia.
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 I just thought I would write to let them 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 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 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. The best products the best books the
best music the best food the best athletes.
Americans welcome the best but they also welcome the least. The
national symbol of America 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 in the morning of September 11 earning
a better life for their families. Ive been told that the people in
the Towers were from at least 30 and maybe many more 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 bloodthirsty
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 of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit everywhere is an American.
So look around you. You may find more Americans in your land
than you thought were there. One day they will rise up and overthrow the old ignorant tired tyrants that trouble too many lands. Then those lands too will join the community of free and prosperous nations.
Pass THIS around the World
The following was said to be written by a dentist in Australia.
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 I just thought I would write to let them 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 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 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. The best products the best books the
best music the best food the best athletes.
Americans welcome the best but they also welcome the least. The
national symbol of America 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 in the morning of September 11 earning
a better life for their families. Ive been told that the people in
the Towers were from at least 30 and maybe many more 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 bloodthirsty
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 of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit everywhere is an American.
So look around you. You may find more Americans in your land
than you thought were there. One day they will rise up and overthrow the old ignorant tired tyrants that trouble too many lands. Then those lands too will join the community of free and prosperous nations.
Pass THIS around the World