Cool Radio Address, Good Point, Too

[Trauma-san]

This Is A Radio Adress From Canadian Commentator, Gordon St. Claire, About The Vietnam War.  As Such, It's About 33 Years Old, But I Think It Speaks A Little Bit About America Today, Too, What Chall Think?
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"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the earth. 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 these 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 earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American communities were flattened by tornadoes. Nobody helped. The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent, warmongering Americans.

I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane. Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas 10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes? Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman 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 everybody to look at. Even their draft dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.

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 you 5000 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 neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get 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 those.

Stand proud Americans!"

Until next time, this is the good Doctor signing off saying: damn.

[Doggystylin]

that just shows how strong and great we are and dont need nobody. but we still help others. now that is great . there is no one and no place like america.
props to Trauma or should i say the good doctor, lol
peace

[Don Jacob]

that was a VERY VERY GOOD POINT

[Mr_Loc]

what the fuck? Great Britain is standing right behind/next to the US and has offered support in all areas. whatever you need, we got it.

thats underappreciation? yea okay, that comment was stupid

[West Coast Veteran]

I Love America!

I FUCKING HATE AmeriKKKa!

[Trauma-san]

Mr. Loc, Read It Again. Like I Said, it's 30 Years Old.  It IS A Good Point Though, There's Still A Point There 30 Years Later.  We Get Help, But Nowhere Near What We Give.  I.E. The Airplane Comments, The man On The Moon Comments, Etc.

[Mr_Loc]

oops my bad, didnt see it was old.

but anyway, id expect america to give the most aid/help to others without necessarily expecting it back. they are the strongest and wealthiest nation on earth, and have been since the 50s at least.

[Joachim]

that just shows how strong and great we are and dont need nobody. but we still help others. now that is great .

That my friend is called *IGNORANCE*...

[Doggystylin]

ok we might need other countries help but what else is ignorant?.

[Joachim]

ok we might need other countries help but what else is ignorant?.

Nothing else, just the 'we dont need nobody, but still help others' part...

[Doggystylin]

ok i admit it , your right. peace

[Sikotic™]

My Hizzealth Tizzeacher rizzead thizzat to izzus todizzay.

[CodeCaine]

my health teacher read this in class today.....but most of tha spoiled rich bitches didnt even pay attention....there is alot of really good points in there..peace

[HBKid_Jr]

Yea 2day in my business ownership class,  we were talkin bout tha bombing a these spoiled preppy bitches were makin a joke outta of it an shit,  it's fucked up

[Trauma-san]

I Just Get Mad When Peeps Trip About This... Yall Know Tariq, Online? The Guy The Im's Everybody? Well, He's Muslim, And He Took it ABOVE AND BEYOND The Other Day.  Dude Was Basically Saying "Ooooh, The Big U.S.A. Got Attacked", When You Hear On T.V. Peeps Are Jealous Of The U.S.A.'s Freedom, That's NOT A LIE.  Comments Like That Are What Proves It.  They Hate That We Have It So Good, While They Don't.  That's NOT Our Fault, That's Just The Situation.