To Kill An American

Ladyzekke · 07-03-2002, 10:47 PM

Thought since it will soon be the 4th of July, our Independence Day, to post something patriotic [img]smile.gif[/img]

To Kill An American

The following was said to have been written by a dentist in Austrialia:

"You probably missed it in the ruse 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 Green. An American may also be Canadian, 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 American 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.

Americans welcome the best, the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best athletes. 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, earning a better life for their families. I've been told that thw 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 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 human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.

SomeGuy · 07-03-2002, 11:01 PM

I almost cried reading that.That was nice.

John D Harris · 07-03-2002, 11:01 PM

Miss LadyZeeke Ma'am,
You've made this "old ugly southern redneck American" Eyes fill with tears and heart swell with pride. To paraphase Bill Murry in "Stripes"
Our ancestors were kicked out of every country in the world, We are MUTTS, Hentz 57.

Lioness · 07-03-2002, 11:55 PM

Happy 4th everyone! [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img]

A thought:

Many people are patriotic about America, understandable. How bout being patriotic about the world as one?

K T Ong · 07-04-2002, 12:04 AM

Every country and culture in the world has its good points and bad. No country or culture is entirely an angel and none is entirely a devil either. I love Chinese culture very much but I also freely admit it's got more than a few not-so-nice things about it. As for the middle Eastern cultures, if you can forget about all that religious fanaticism for a while and look at the good things they've come up with, I think Persian carpets and Sufism are absolutely beautiful things. Not to mention the Arabian Nights. And let's not forget the great contributions to science made by the Islamic cultures a few centuries ago.

Yes, let's work for a unified world (as Lioness suggested), not just the glorifying of this country or that culture. We've had enough of that.

[ 07-04-2002, 01:02 AM: Message edited by: K T Ong ]

Cloudbringer · 07-04-2002, 12:12 AM

Thanks LadyZ.. nice post!

Happy fourth to those who celebrate it!

/)eathKiller · 07-04-2002, 12:13 AM

O_o whoah! that was some dentist! I don't suppose he went to the same school as Phil did he?

I suppose the only thing i can add to these inspirational words is a cheesy peice of artwork...

Well happy 4rth of july 'yall!

Oblivion437 · 07-04-2002, 12:14 AM

Well, as an American, I can tell you our people are no different, the PEOPLE are the same it's the INDIVIDUALS that are different, and believe me, we ran out of those when the Masons declined. Still, we got ourselves a decent country... If those creepy Moral Majority folks weren't still around...

dizzy · 07-04-2002, 01:00 AM

very nice article

Scholarcs · 07-04-2002, 04:23 AM

What did I learn from that? That some Americans have big egos. Replace the word "America" with "the world" and it might be a kinda decent article I guess.

07-03-2002, 10:47 PM	#1
Ladyzekke Ironworks Atomic Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Virginia, U.S.A. Age: 57 Posts: 9,005	Thought since it will soon be the 4th of July, our Independence Day, to post something patriotic [img]smile.gif[/img] To Kill An American The following was said to have been written by a dentist in Austrialia: "You probably missed it in the ruse 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 Green. An American may also be Canadian, 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 American 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. Americans welcome the best, the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best athletes. 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, earning a better life for their families. I've been told that thw 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 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 human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American. __________________ Reality Show Recaps

07-03-2002, 11:01 PM	#2
SomeGuy Unicorn Join Date: May 14, 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,238	I almost cried reading that.That was nice. __________________ \"I firmly believe that any man\'s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.\"<br />-Vince Lombardi

07-03-2002, 11:01 PM	#3
John D Harris Ninja Storm Shadow Join Date: March 27, 2001 Location: Northport,Alabama, USA Age: 62 Posts: 3,577	Miss LadyZeeke Ma'am, You've made this "old ugly southern redneck American" Eyes fill with tears and heart swell with pride. To paraphase Bill Murry in "Stripes" Our ancestors were kicked out of every country in the world, We are MUTTS, Hentz 57. __________________ Crustiest of the OLD COOTS "Donating mirrors for years to help the Liberal/Socialist find their collective rear-ends, because both hands doesn't seem to be working. Veitnam 61-65:KIA 1864 66:KIA 5008 67:KIA 9378 68:KIA 14594 69:KIA 9414 70:KIA 4221 71:KIA 1380 72:KIA 300 Afghanistan2001-2008 KIA 585 2009-2012 KIA 1465 and counting Davros 1 Much abliged Massachusetts

07-03-2002, 11:55 PM	#4
Lioness Jack Burton Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: Among the Stars Age: 36 Posts: 5,837	Happy 4th everyone! [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] A thought: Many people are patriotic about America, understandable. How bout being patriotic about the world as one? __________________ [img]\"ubb/noncgi/smiles/lioness1.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /> <br /><br />Premier Waitress/Smacker of Cloudy\'s Cafe<br /><br />\"the only people for me are the mad ones...\"

07-04-2002, 12:04 AM	#5
K T Ong Symbol of Cyric Join Date: January 27, 2002 Location: Plateau of Singapore Age: 60 Posts: 1,230	Every country and culture in the world has its good points and bad. No country or culture is entirely an angel and none is entirely a devil either. I love Chinese culture very much but I also freely admit it's got more than a few not-so-nice things about it. As for the middle Eastern cultures, if you can forget about all that religious fanaticism for a while and look at the good things they've come up with, I think Persian carpets and Sufism are absolutely beautiful things. Not to mention the Arabian Nights. And let's not forget the great contributions to science made by the Islamic cultures a few centuries ago. Yes, let's work for a unified world (as Lioness suggested), not just the glorifying of this country or that culture. We've had enough of that. [ 07-04-2002, 01:02 AM: Message edited by: K T Ong ] __________________ <br />Look! Everyone\'s admiring me! <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Big Grin]\" src=\"biggrin.gif\" />

07-04-2002, 12:12 AM	#6
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	Thanks LadyZ.. nice post! Happy fourth to those who celebrate it! __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

07-04-2002, 12:13 AM	#7
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 38 Posts: 6,043	O_o whoah! that was some dentist! I don't suppose he went to the same school as Phil did he? I suppose the only thing i can add to these inspirational words is a cheesy peice of artwork... Well happy 4rth of july 'yall!

07-04-2002, 12:14 AM	#8
Oblivion437 Baaz Draconian Join Date: June 17, 2002 Location: NY Age: 37 Posts: 723	Well, as an American, I can tell you our people are no different, the PEOPLE are the same it's the INDIVIDUALS that are different, and believe me, we ran out of those when the Masons declined. Still, we got ourselves a decent country... If those creepy Moral Majority folks weren't still around... __________________ [img]\"http://www.jtdistributing.com/pics/tshirts/experts%20copy.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

07-04-2002, 01:00 AM	#9
dizzy Mephistopheles Join Date: January 18, 2002 Location: Baumholder Germany Age: 39 Posts: 1,434	very nice article __________________ An Army of fun. <br /><br />\"The worst thing about being in Germany in the Army is having to wakeup everyday\" <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Wink]\" src=\"wink.gif\" />

07-04-2002, 04:23 AM	#10
Scholarcs Red Dragon Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 1,557	What did I learn from that? That some Americans have big egos. Replace the word "America" with "the world" and it might be a kinda decent article I guess. __________________ <br />\"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five\" - Groucho Marx<br />Member of the ORT Clan. <br />\"Some birds are not meant to be caged because their feathers are too bright\"<br />Ma bouche sera la bouche des malheurs qui n\'ont point de bouche, ma voix, la liberté de celles qui s\'affaissent au cachot du désespoir. - Aimé Césaire<br />La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l\'on n\'a pas ri. - Sébastien Roch Nicolas

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