Another Proud Moment To Be An American

[Kakato]

There is no doubt that you americans kill more than get killed.... and it matters not whether it be friend or foe. I'm sure it will go down in history that the u.s. are the most prolific murderers ever.

And the most generous!;-)

The Americans

Gordon Sinclair
Radio Station CFBR 1010
2 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada​

"LET'S BE PERSONAL"
Broadcast June 5, 1973
CFRB, Toronto, Ontario
Topic: "The Americans"
The United States dollar took another pounding on German, French and British exchanges this morning, hitting the lowest point ever known in West Germany. It has declined there by 41% since 1971 and this Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least-appreciated people in all the earth.
As long as sixty years ago, when I first started to read newspapers, I read of floods on the Yellow River and the Yangtse. Who rushed in with men and money to help? The Americans did.
They have helped control floods on the Nile, the Amazon, the Ganges and the Niger. Today, the rich bottom land of the Misssissippi is under water and no foreign land has sent a dollar to help. 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 those countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States.
When the franc 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 distant cities are hit by earthquakes, it is the United States that hurries into help... Managua Nicaragua is one of the most recent examples. So far this spring, 59 American communities have been flattened by tornadoes. Nobody has helped.
The Marshall Plan .. the Truman Policy .. all pumped billions upon billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now, newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent war-mongering Americans.
I'd like to see one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplanes.
Come on... let's hear it! Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tristar or the Douglas 107? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all international lines except Russia fly American planes? Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or women 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 everyone to look at. Even the draft dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, most of them ... unless they are breaking Canadian laws .. are getting American dollars from Ma and Pa at home to spend here.
When the Americans get out of this bind ... as they will... who could blame them if they said 'the hell with the rest of the world'. Let someone else buy the Israel bonds, Let someone else build or repair foreign dams or design foreign buildings that won't shake apart in earthquakes.
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 to 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 neighbours have faced it alone and I am one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them 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 these. But there are many smug, self-righteous Canadians. And finally, the American Red Cross was told at its 48th Annual meeting in New Orleans this morning that it was broke.
This year's disasters .. with the year less than half-over… has taken it all and nobody...but nobody... has helped.
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[EagleSmack]

And the most generous!;-)

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That makes them even more hateful.

 

[Kakato]

That makes them even more hateful.

I know,I'm crossing a fine line here on my principles concerning flame baiting.:-?

 

[AnnaG]

I'm proud to have them as nieghbours.

Americans are good people. We could definitely have worse neighbors than they.

 

[gerryh]

That makes them even more hateful.

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight

Most Generous Countries

 

[FiveParadox]

Re: Accusations Against United States Army

First off, let me make unequivocally clear that if these allegations prove to be true, then that is absolutely unacceptable conduct on the part of members of the United States Army. However, let me be equally as clear that when women and men are serving a nation abroad, the stress and pressure that they must feel to succeed for the very future of their homes (whether or not this is true is not up for debate, but rather, whether they believe it is true) would be tremendous. Mistakes are going to be made — I feel that we must lend at least some leniency on the human side of things for these servicewomen and servicemen.

Then being said, proven allegations should be actioned. This does not mean charges of war crimes, or other such radical steps as the Loony Left would suggest but, rather, discipline within the guidelines and regulations of the United States Army administration. For tremendously grievous acts, the buck would stop not with the servicewomen and servicemen serving abroad, but with The Honorable Robert Gates, the Secretary of Defense and, on a broader scale, His Excellency the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States of America. The present United States Cabinet is responsible for oversight of the armed forces, and the results thereof; personal attacks against the character and integrity of serivewomen and servicemen are unwarranted and, in my view, of poor taste.

 

[Kakato]

First off, let me make unequivocally clear that if these allegations prove to be true, then that is absolutely unacceptable conduct on the part of members of the United States Army. However, let me be equally as clear that when women and men are serving a nation abroad, the stress and pressure that they must feel to succeed for the very future of their homes (whether or not this is true is not up for debate, but rather, whether they believe it is true) would be tremendous. Mistakes are going to be made — I feel that we must lend at least some leniency on the human side of things for these servicewomen and servicemen.

Then being said, proven allegations should be actioned. This does not mean charges of war crimes, or other such radical steps as the Loony Left would suggest but, rather, discipline within the guidelines and regulations of the United States Army administration. For tremendously grievous acts, the buck would stop not with the servicewomen and servicemen serving abroad, but with The Honorable Robert Gates, the Secretary of Defense and, on a broader scale, His Excellency the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States of America. The present United States Cabinet is responsible for oversight of the armed forces, and the results thereof; personal attacks against the character and integrity of serivewomen and servicemen are unwarranted and, in my view, of poor taste.

Well said.

 

[YukonJack]

Newslash, gerryh: per capita money is meaningless and it is soul-food only for those who insist that bragging rights are as important as facts. When trying to solve problems, TOTAL money is what matters.

Most Generous Countries

 

[EagleSmack]

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight

Most Generous Countries

US Aid- More than 25 Billion in 2008

Canada Aid- Less that 5 Billion in 2008

The Ol' per capita argument.

Do you actually think the city/state of Luxemborg, population 493K gives more than all nations?

 

[FiveParadox]

EagleSmack, I think the point is that Canada made a greater contribution in terms of what resources it actually has available than the United States did. The United States gave an ‘easier’ donation than Canada because its population is greater and its available revenue is greater. If both nations had the same populations, the Canadian donation would be more generous.

That said, to the receiving nation it would be the totals that matter — but that isn’t the definition of ‘generous’.

 

[EagleSmack]

EagleSmack, I think the point is that Canada made a greater contribution in terms of what resources it actually has available than the United States did. The United States gave an ‘easier’ donation than Canada because its population is greater and its available revenue is greater. If both nations had the same populations, the Canadian donation would be more generous.

That said, to the receiving nation it would be the totals that matter — but that isn’t the definition of ‘generous’.

No, the point was to say we don't do enough. Also, private aid is not included in this figure. Use of military and civillian sea and air lift capacity is not included in this figure. This figure had been debunked many times and is used by haters as a crutch.

How does a city/state like Luxemborg become the greatest giver in foreign aid? Per capita thats how.

It's like me donating 10% of my net worth to a charity and a billionaire donating 5% of his net worth to the same charity and me stating that I gave more.

25+ Billion compared to -4 Billion! Lets not be silly.

 

[FiveParadox]

But it would have been more of a sacrifice, a generous act, on your part.

 

[EagleSmack]

But it would have been more of a sacrifice, a generous act, on your part.

Well then it looks like the city-nation (Luxemborg) of less than half a million people have won the prize.

 

[gerryh]

americans are more interested in funding their war machine than anything else.

 

[AnnaG]

lmao
I think Americans are more interested in having a nice lifestyle than funding their administration's war machine.

 

[EagleSmack]

americans are more interested in funding their war machine than anything else.

You're wrong...we're more interested in using it.

Whenever there is an Afghan Wedding going on...you'll be sure to find an F-18 Hornet lurking nearby.

 

[gerryh]

lmao
I think Americans are more interested in having a nice lifestyle than funding their administration's war machine.

with annual military budget of over 500 billion u.s. dollars.....I don't think so.

 

[Kakato]

with annual military budget of over 500 billion u.s. dollars.....I don't think so.

Yet people are still dieing to get into the USA,Cubans for example,maybe they didnt get the same memo you did ger.

 

[AnnaG]

with annual military budget of over 500 billion u.s. dollars.....I don't think so.

Yep. Americans would rather spend their money on their military's toys than on food, shelter, cars, Xboxes, etc. :roll: roflmao

 

[taxslave]

No Eaglesnack, these were actually children you `big bad-ass` Americans were a gunnin for this time....not adults you routinely drop 500 lb bombs on and then run.:lol:

Preemptive strike?