An American Is!

[Michael Alexander]

Australian Dentist Explains What An American IS
Well............... It seems not everyone in the world hates
Americans........

I truly have never seen America described as well as this.

Every American should see it and be so proud of of our great country.
THANKS AUSTRALIA, THIS IS AWESOME
Written by an Australian Dentist

To Kill an American
You probably missed this in the rush of news, 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.


'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,
Arab, 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 ..

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.

[toonfandangl]

Trust a bloody Aussie...................on a sadder note another Aussie solder lost his life over their.

[SandyB]

Ok will subscribe to and agree with  the  extract  from  the dentists writing .. some of the rest  rings a bit hollow  ...


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,
Arab, 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..

[Bob Molloy]

Just spotted this. As usual, the whole upchucking piece turned out to be a fraud. According to Snopes it was written not by an Australian dentist but by Peter Ferrara, associate professor of law at the George Mason University School of Law in Northern Virginia. His commentary was originally published in the National Review on September 25, 2001.
Interestingly the section beginning with "These are the people who built America..." and ending with "aided and abetted the terrorists." was  added later by someone else.

As for the claim about American aid to other countries


The Complaints About US Foreign Aid Purpose:
1. To create foreign markets for US products, esp. arms sales.
2. Foreign aid aids the giver, not the recipient.
3. Corruption is a major problem - many funds go to private bank accounts. The leaders get the money, the people get nothing.
4. Richer nations receive the most aid.

Foreign Aid Determinants:
1. Strategic considerations (Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Afghanistan)
2. Former colonial status (Africa)
3. Political alignment (Middle East i.e Israel)
4. Drug policy (South America)

Foreign Aid NON-determinants:
Need - The poorest nations receive the least aid.
U.N. Voting Record - Doesn't count, if you can't do anything for the US.

In addition, the US is not the leading contributor to world aid. On a per capita basis it is 21st, behind Australia and little old New Zealand. The top three leading nations are Norway, Luxembourg and Sweden.

[SandyB]

Mmm  thats why I took out what  at least rung sort of true to the land of  hope and freedom ..  pity the $ is linked to oil  .. otherwise they would be learning some very hard lessons .. again  america sneezes  and the world  catches a cold ...  good example being the financial crash thats really  f...g things up ... too much debt ... not to mention some  countries in the EU ...
but yes they the leaders of  it ..

[Bob Molloy]

Any discussion of the value of currency and the reasons for  currency changes or the so-called debt crisis would be incomplete without some grasp of the Great Game. This is the Game in which, whether you like it or not, we are all pawns.

One of the best and perhaps the most informed commentators on that is Walberg. If you are looking for some cosy afternoon reading his latest book is worth a look.

http://mycatbirdseat.com/2011/08/might-makes-wrong/ (via shareaholic.com)