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: Many people in America do not realize that we are hated-for various reasons-throughout the world. Having friends from different areas of hte worlds opened my eyes to this(this is in addition to having a very smart mother who told us that we were not liked everywhere) What does this mean for us? It means that we are way to unaware how disliked we are and are thus an easy target. As for us being together-well yes and no. It has been really sad for me to watchmy many Arab-American friends suffer because of this tragedy. Many of my friends were born and raised here as weretheir parents. Yes we are together in that we have banned together and are helping those in needs. I am happy to say that I am actually PROUD that so man don't want to just go in and start bombing-even some of those who were directly affected. Americans made me proud when they said hey--wait a minute-I don't want to just go and kill innocent people-let's find out who did it and get them. Point to all of this? UMMMMM... : : Zeta : : As with everyone in America, I was in absolute shock that anyone would have the balls and idiocy to attack our nation like that. I am disappointed though that it took a tragedy like this to bring us together as a nation. It also amazes me that other people and other nations could hate America and Americans as they do. A friend of mine sent me this article and I felt it should be shared with as many people as possible. : : : > This, from a Canadian newspaper, no less, 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!

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