|   We have at least 1 friend in Canada! | John Bauder
Sep 12, 2001 6:23 PM | | 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." |
| I'd Say You Have Many More Canadian Friends Than Just One... | Canada Dave
Sep 13, 2001 12:01 AM | | ...I believe my entire country mourns along with our American neighbours. We are equally sickened and saddened by this tragedy; you are not alone. Godspeed to all victims, survivors, and their families...
Dave. |
| Be thankful for Canadian and other friends | RLB61
Sep 13, 2001 7:58 AM | | Folks, let me tell you that we, as Americans, should be thankful for our Canadian friends as well as our friends in Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. No matter what the situation, the Canadians and other members of the British Commonwealth have supported us - NO QUESTIONS ASKED. One cannot say the same about the French, Italians, Germans, etc. When all is said and done, we must acknowledge and pay tribute to those who have stood with us in times of war, tragedy and national crisis. May the good Lord bless Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. They have proven their mettle and we will not forget. |
| Sorry - poor choice of words | John Bauder
Sep 13, 2001 8:33 PM | | Canada is our greatest friend and I did not mean to imply otherwise. When I think of Canada I remember that the Canadian embassy in Iran hid about a half dozen of our people after our embassy was taken. They did this at great risk.
Thank you Canada! |
| Thanks for the date... | RGA
Sep 13, 2001 9:00 PM | | The unfortunate reality is that some of these countries are so small...that the aid these countries can and do supply can virtually go un-noticed. Speaking as a Canadian, I believe Canada helps out when and where it can...while our Country is larger in size than America...its total population is smaller than the state of California. Canada's USEABLE population is not unlike Chile...with the vast majority of the population right on the border(where it's more or less warm - with BC as the exeption - with weather very similar to New Zealand or Seattle).
Often times I hear fellow Canadians make fun sometimes of what many people see as an overly patriotic country. I was on vacation at Disney Land and at sunset...everyone stopped and faced the flag. I think Canada could use a little more patriotism...because in these kinds of tragedies people need to band together and put aside their differences in a common effort. This I'm sure will get the American people even closer together. My heart goes out to you all...and I know that Canadians will support you in whatever way we can...I just saw a truckload of Canadian firefighters arrive in NY...and I'll bet that some of our TOP GUN(Equivelant) pilots will be used in the coming weeks. This is the worst thing I've ever seen...I think it's just hitting me now as I read these names ... These people MUST be stopped... the way in which we will live our lives from now on, is dependant upon it. |
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