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Default What is an "American"? - 04-06-2003, 10:20 PM

A buddy sent me this today and i decided to share it here with the MOH crowd.


[[You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was a report that a Pakistani newspaper had published an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American - any American.

So, an Australian dentist wrote the following to let everyone know what an American is so they would know who to kill when they found one.




"An American is English, or French, or Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek.



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 is 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 amed thugs claming 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 sbout every other nation in the world in their time of need.



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 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 the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 other countries, culture, 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 the human spirit of freedom.

Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American."]]

I asked him to post me the link to the story and i'll post it here when he does. Anyway, pretty interesting and yet disturbing at the same time.


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Default 04-06-2003, 10:43 PM

seems correct

They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom

though I can't believe this statement...


  
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Default 04-06-2003, 10:44 PM

i'm an american though at present times am frequently embarassed to be one
  
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Default 04-06-2003, 10:47 PM

Arkan, you just killed 1 minute of my life. I want it back.
  
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Default 04-06-2003, 11:12 PM

i got that in an email 1 year ago. makes soem sense i guess. btw nice sig innox
  
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Default 04-06-2003, 11:14 PM

i thought it was good but its just stating the obvious
  
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Default 04-06-2003, 11:25 PM

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Arkan, you just killed 1 minute of my life. I want it back.
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Default 04-07-2003, 12:59 AM

I'm not an american... just a human being. happy:
  
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Default 04-07-2003, 01:08 AM

I'm watching The Beatles, better get sleep have a few hours to get up before it's school.

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Default 04-07-2003, 01:13 AM

Oh, yeah I'm American, also, what time in England is really nice weather wise, I hear all the time that England is just rainy, I don't think it's rainy constantly, but during an American summer, would it be a good choice to go spend time in England?
  
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Default 04-07-2003, 01:16 AM

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btw nice sig innox
Been meaning to ask, who's ass is that? It's purdy evil:
  
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Default 04-07-2003, 01:18 AM

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Been meaning to ask, who's ass is that? It's purdy evil:
I forget her name, but she's an amateur artistic model from Brisbane.
  
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Default 04-07-2003, 01:24 AM

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I forget her name, but she's an amateur artistic model from Brisbane.
Think Man, Think! Lol

If her name pops up, let me know. I'd like to see more her 'art'.

Let's see 'Brisbane', 'artistic models', 'nude Brisbane models'. Running search now biggrin:
  
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Default 04-07-2003, 02:06 AM

....WOW....That was Fucking pointless.

I refrain from saying that nobody cares in the fear that I'll be flamed by Americans....
  
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Default 04-07-2003, 02:13 AM

heh. What can you expect. He was written by a dentist.
  
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