[Blindvet-talk] THIS CONTINUES TO BE AWESOME
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TO BE AN AMERICAN by Peter Ferrara September 25, 2001 9:20 a.m.
What Is An American?
A primer.
By Peter Ferrara, an associate professor of law at the George Mason
University School of Law.
September 25, 2001 9:20 a.m.
ou 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
there an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.
So I just thought I would write to let them 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 African, Indian, Chinese,
Japanese, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan.
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
choose.
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 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 about every other
nation in the world in their time of need. When Afghanistan was overrun 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.
An American does not have to obey the mad ravings of ignorant, ungodly
cruel, old men. American men will not be fooled into giving up their lives
to kill innocent people, so that these foolish old men may hold on to power.
American women are free to show their beautiful faces to the world, as each
of them choose.
An American is free to criticize his government's officials when they are
wrong, in his or her own opinion. Then he is free to replace them, by
majority vote.
Americans welcome people from all lands, all cultures, all religions,
because they are not afraid. They are not afraid that their history, their
religion, their beliefs, will be overrun, or forgotten. That is because they
know they are free to hold to their religion, their beliefs, their history,
as each of them choose.
And just as Americans welcome all, they enjoy the best that everyone has to
bring, from all over the world. The best science, the best technology, the
best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best
athletes.
Americans welcome the best, but they also welcome the least. The nation
symbol of America 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. Many of them were working in
the twin towers on the morning of September 11, earning a better life for
their families.
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.
So look around you. You may find more Americans in your land than you
thought were there. One day they will rise up and overthrow the old,
ignorant, tired tyrants that trouble too many lands. Then those lands too
will join the community of free and prosperous nations.
And America will welcome them.
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To: <blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>; <president at nfbfgoc.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 2:44 PM
Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Fw: THANKS AUSTRALIA THIS IS AWESOME
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From: bigmanhuggi at yahoo.com
To: chuggins_32246 at yahoo.com, cklewis1933 at msn.com
Sent: 5/6/2009 2:06:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Fw: THANKS AUSTRALIA THIS IS AWESOME
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.
(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 i n 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.
Please keep this going!
Pass this around the World .
Then pass it around again. It says it all, for all of us
Please do not just delete.
Pass it on first.
Thanks!
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