An American

[gone fishin]

I thought this would be worth posting!

Written by an Australian Dentist.

To Kill 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 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 Trade Center 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.

[justplugit]

Thanks for that GF. Sick and tired of hearing all the negative about our country. We are the most generous country on earth and have done more good and helped more countries and people than any other ever.

If people choose to follow the negative Hollywood crowd, fine, they have the constitutional right, but that right was paid for in American blood. Alot of short memories around.

While we are not perfect, i choose to believe we are the best and will never forget the sacrafices that were, and are made, for the freedoms that allow us to live in the greatest country in the world.

[thefishingfreak]

Originally Posted by justplugit

While we are not perfect, i choose to believe we are the best and will never forget the sacrafices that were, and are made, for the freedoms that allow us to live in the greatest country in the world.

word...

[MAC]

Good article Don.

[stormfish]

America is a great country indeed! Burgers and freedom fries are the prime palate of our cuisines. We like to stay clean, as fast as the Twin Towers came down, the debris was shipped out with no room for investigation. Not even you FEMA were allowed to take a peek. We are a country who helps others but not ourselves... let's ask the victims of Katrina. This is how kind we are, we put others in front of ourselves.

[Skitterpop]

[Skip N]

I'm not saying a word

[afterhours]

great article, a good reminder of who we are.

[Skitterpop]

Originally Posted by Skip N

I'm not saying a word

Skip Those meeting we are attending helped

[Raven]

well spoken Austrailian Dentist

you rock.... and thankyou Gone fishin
for sharing/posting that!
great read.