I believe most Canadians would agree with Mr. Sinclair. I would like to point
out that while the piece is still timely (and I for one still agree with him)
Mr. Sinclair wrote it in the early 70's and he died in 1984.
Canada has been with you in the past and we're still here.
"Robert J.Jaarsma" wrote:
> Dear Heavenly Father,
> We are moved by the alarming news and crisis that our country is facing.
> This, the greatest nation, founded in the belief that "In God We Trust" &
> the "Land of the Free". Please have mercy on those suffering, hurting
> and in fear, and give wisdom & strength to those who are assisting. May the
> forces of evil be broken by your power and may we humble before thee, our
> strength and refuge.
>
> Give wisdom to all our President & our leaders and bring your comforting
> peace through the power of your Holy Spirit. Help us here to reach to those
> that have been affected by this tragedy.
> In the name of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.
> AMEN
>
> TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES
> 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 !
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> This is one of the best editorials that I have ever read regarding the
> United States. It is nice that one
> man realizes it. I only wish that the rest of the world would realize it. We
> are always blamed for
> everything, and never even get a thank you for the things we do.
> Maybe each of you can send this to at least one person and they might send
> it to one of their friends until this letter is sent to every person on the
> web.
> I am just a single American that has read this,
> I SURE HOPE THAT A LOT MORE READ IT SOON.
> It was something we never thought we'd see
> It could never happen to you and me
> An attack against all civilization
> An attack that shocked our nation
> Four airliners, all hijacked
> A precise and planned attack
> Fueled by evil, a merciless crime
> The worst terrorist act of all time
> The World Trade Center towers
> Symbols of our financial power
> Crumbling, falling, cascading down
> Concrete and debris, hitting the ground
> So many families torn apart
> A tragedy felt in all of our hearts
> If we're ever to overcome this devastation
> We must pull together as a nation
> To the victims' families, we send our prayers and love
> As we seek guidance and hope from the Lord above
>
> May God bless you and your loved ones.
>
> Please pass these along.
> Robert
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