What Is An American?

[Герасим]

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 there an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.

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.
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/c ... 2501.shtml

Я смахнул набежавшую в результате подобного чтения слезу. А кто бы нет?

[lxf]

"Профессора" явно понесло...

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.

[CheshireCat]

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Заметке семь лет, датирована September 25, 2001 9:20 a.m.

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.

Угу, а теперь эти arms and supplies снова помогают афганцам to win back their country. Но уже против американских солдат, а не советских. Ирония?

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.

Заметно, что сатейка написана в 2001-м году.
I wonder if Rumsfeld, Bush, Cheney, McCain qualify to be called "ignorant, ungodly cruel, old men".


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[Иоп]

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

А раньше таких называли коммунистами. Поди разбери.

[Герасим]

А раньше таких называли коммунистами. Поди разбери.

Новые человеки будущего, короче...

[int21h]

Я смахнул набежавшую в результате подобного чтения слезу. А кто бы нет?

А в чем смысл обсуждать чью-то статью с чьим-то частным мнением, которой к тому же не один год уже?