Got this in an e-mail even though it isn't 2nd amendment thought the forum might like to see it:
An American
To Kill an American (author unknown)
You may have 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 the following to let everyone know what an American
is, so they would know when they found one. (Good on ya,
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 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 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 person 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.
Americans welcome the best, the best products, the best
books, the best music, the best food, the best athletes.
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. I've been told that the World Trade Center
victims were from at least 30 other 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
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.
:toast: THANKS MATE
