The Americans

[Liebling:-)))]

Jenni, the Forum is public for Americans and non-Americans to view. We can post if we feel like to.

It doesn't mean that I bash or belittle Americans or anti-american when I quoted American ADer's post to give him right about foreign countries and choose to not say anything what I think about the article in my first post. I do not see anything that I bash/insult the article... Anyway, some ADers quoted my post to demand the source, etc. It doesn't mean that I bash or belittle them when I expressed my view about their response posts toward me because I felt thru their posts itself is an anti-foreigner...

Yes, I said many foreign countries around the world are equal, no matter what... I them for their kind thoughful word and support offer. It's me, period.

 

[Secretblend]

I do remember getting a lot of aid and compassion from other countries for 9/11, and the author of that article forgot that.

*nodding sadly and for remember*

It annoys me after read the article for a first time but I choose to say nothing about article but gave someone right about foreign countries in my first post.

How could the author forget about 9/11 if it hasn't happened yet? If you notice, the article was written before 9/11 happened!!

 

[Liebling:-)))]

How could the author forget about 9/11 if it hasn't happened yet? If you notice, the article was written before 9/11 happened!!

for get my attention.

Yes, you are right that the author wrote that article in 1973.


I am surprised and wondering myself why the thread creator created the old article of 1973 here.

 

[Liza]

How could the author forget about 9/11 if it hasn't happened yet? If you notice, the article was written before 9/11 happened!!

Whoa, take a deep breath. Yes, thanks for pointing that out. It now makes me wonder why this article is revelant today, with all the new information in mind. Just seems a bit misguiding.

 

[Jiro]

even though it was written in 1973, the main point of it is pretty much true - Americans did more than the foreign countries did for us.

 

[Liza]

I still find it misguiding, lacking current information and being motivated more by pride rather than facts. I have my doubts because of how the news are reported and it would be easy to see we did lots more than other countries when the news in USA report certain things.

 

[Reba]

I do remember getting a lot of aid and compassion from other countries for 9/11, and the author of that article forgot that.

The author wrote this in 1973. He died in 1984. He couldn't write about 9/11/2001.

Here's the rest of the story:

"The Americans" Story

 

[Reba]

for get my attention.

Yes, you are right that the author wrote that article in 1973.

I am surprised and wondering myself why the thread creator created the old article of 1973 here.

Why?

Because many ADers weren't even alive in 1973, so they possibly haven't read this before.

Do we have to state motives each time we create a thread? Maybe I should ask you "why" you create your threads.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

Why?

Because many ADers weren't even alive in 1973, so they possibly haven't read this before.

Accord the link author wrote "a rebuttal to Gordon Sinclair" ... Accord the link author:

Shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, widespread coverage on the Internet was given to a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator. Here is his original text. What follows is my rebuttal to his trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record.

Everything but the kitchen sink

That's why I was skeptical when Secretblend got my attention to point the date of article, you posted. I searched to find out and want to know why and when this old article of 1973 brought up to get anyone's attention. That's one I found out and assume that someone use Gordon Sinclair's article to get everyone's attention after 9/11 which is really sad because Gordon Sinclair is not longer alive.

Remarkable: the link author do not against Gordon Sinclair itself but someone who use Gordon Sinclair's article because Gordon Sinclair himself did not remind us again after 9/11.

Do we have to state motives each time we create a thread?

I see no problem to create the thread to motive something but this thread? Do you call this thread, you created with article as a motive?

Maybe I should ask you "why" you create your threads.

Here is my answer: Sure, I create many threads to motive something, not create pride threads to brag anyone.

 

[Cheri]

As always Reba.....

This article always brings a tear to my eye.....

Same here, It was a very good article. :P

 

[Reba]

In case anyone is curious, here's the background info on the guy who wrote the rebuttal:

Who?
Frank van Wensveen
When?
11 April 1967
Where?
IJsselmonde (Rotterdam), the Netherlands
What?
Geek. Into electronics, ham radio, reading, computer technology, webdesign, a bit of programming on the side, science fiction, Belgian and British beer, physics, Unix, vi, engineering, photography, and technology in general. Avid hiker.
Worked as a systems administrator, bootleg teacher, programmer, tech writer, helpdesk employee, electronics engineer, consultant, webmaster, webdesigner, ICT project coördinator, construction worker, website content manager, author of technical articles and columns, photographer, magazine technical editor. "Specialization is for insects." Migrated to South Africa in 2005. Now living in the Johannesburg area and self-employed as an Internet developer and freelance network techie.
.plan:
To live long and prosper, and to work on the moon one day.

Everything but the kitchen sink


I never heard of him before.

 

[Reba]

...I see no problem to create the thread to motive something but this thread? Do you call this thread, you created with article as a motive?

It touched me and I wanted to share it.

Here is my answer: Sure, I create many threads to motive something, not create pride threads to brag anyone.

That's right; you prefer to squelch the pride of other posters by creating critical threads.

So, you do your thing, and I'll do mine.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

In case anyone is curious, here's the background info on the guy who wrote the rebuttal:


Everything but the kitchen sink


I never heard of him before.

If you want to learn about him then click the list at left "About me"

 

[Liebling:-)))]

It touched me and I wanted to share it.

Yes, it´s about you. I say nothing and find sad.

That's right; you prefer to squelch the pride of other posters by creating critical threads.

Yes, that´s right because the information are being misguiding should be stop. We need to look the fact, not look at our pride.

So, you do your thing, and I'll do mine.

Yes.

 

[Reba]

If you want to learn about him then click the list at left "About me"

I did. That's how I got the information.

 

[Secretblend]

Yes, that´s right because the information are being misguiding should be stop. We need to look the fact, not look at our pride.

I find it funny that you say that. I think that's interesting cause of all the people on AD, you are most guilty of doing that.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

I find it funny that you say that. I think that's interesting cause of all the people on AD, you are most guilty of doing that.

You really don´t know what you are talking about.

I am not alone who have the same view on this article.

Anyway, I am not a pride and ignorant person. I only post to say something open what I know after look on both sides, not about me but everyone.. If I don´t know then don´t post.

 

[Liebling:-)))]

I did. That's how I got the information.

Then learn to know him. I don´t know about him but I am learning to know him.

 

[Secretblend]

You really don´t know what you are talking about.

I am not alone who have the same view on this article.

Anyway, I am not a pride and ignorant person. I only post to say something open what I know after look on both sides, not about me but everyone.. If I don´t know then don´t post.

You are something else! It's a wonder people still argue with you!

 

[Liebling:-)))]

You are something else! It's a wonder people still argue with you!

It´s bad that you have the problem to accept everyone is different.