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TO KILL AN AMERICAN
Ripped from the Web
You probably missed it in the rush
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 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.
(Good one, mate!!!!)
"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, or Arab, or 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. Americans welcome the
best of everything...the best
products, the best books, the best
music, the best food, the best
services. 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, 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.
[DAVE'S THOUGHTS:] I am reading a book
entitled [The Wisdom of Crowds], where
the main point is that a large group
of people will always come up with
better answers than a small number of
"experts."
That is the genius of freedom. The
United States has made a lot of
ethical and moral mistakes. But as
long as we have freedom, we will find
better answers to the problems of the
world than those spouted by any small
group or regime.
At one time, America was called "The
City (or Beacon) on the Hill," and
while that title is a tad too
religious and romantic, the fact
remains that a certain "light" burns
in this country -- a light that cannot
be extinguished by the darkness. It is
the light of commonality by diversity.
I live in a little town in the exact
middle of nowhere. But within 30
miles, we have restaurants that serve
Chinese, Thai, Mexican, Italian, and
(of course) American foods -- which
are heavily English, German, and a
little French. We have been to
countries such as Kenya and Romania --
and while their food is good, they do
not know (or expect) the variety we
have here.
Which, at a "gut" level, says
something about this land of freedom.
For this is a place that -- ultimately
-- makes the stranger our own.
There is a clue here, bin Laden!
DMM