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< << < << < < < This, from a Canadian newspaper, 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 5,000 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. I would hope that <each of you would < << < send this < << < to < << < < < as many people as you can and emphasize that <they should send <it < << < to as < << < many < << < < < 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. << < << < < < < << < < < << Makes you proud to live here doesn't it?? < < <__________________________________________________ <Do You Yahoo!? <Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. <http://shopping.yahoo.com/ < < <_________________________________________________________ <Do You Yahoo!? <Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com < < ______________________________________________________________________________ _______ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
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