>>Subject: A canadians view of America >> >>Our Vice President/Bursar sent this across campus today and I >>wanted to >>share >>it. I am on e-mail frequently and I read lots of jokes and >>unfriendly >>statements about "Americans" and so I wanted to share the other >>side of the >>story during these trying times. >> >>Randy >> >>Subject: A canadians view of America >> >>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." >> >> >> >>Stand proud, America! >> >> >> >>I would hope that each of you would send this to as many >>people >> >>as you can and emphasize that they should send it to as many >> >>of their friends until this letter is sent to every person on >>the >>web. >>