Hook Dem
11-04-2004, 03:39 PM
We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about the USA.
> >
> > Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper. The article was written by Mr.
> > Cornel Nistorescu and published under the title "C"ntarea Americii (meaning
> > "Ode To America") on September 24, 2002, in the Romanian newspaper
> > Evenimentulzilei ("The Daily Event" or "News of the Day").
> >
> > Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble one another even if
> > you painted them all one color! They speak all the languages of the world
> > and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations and religious beliefs.
> > Still, the American tragedy turned three hundred million people into a hand
> > put on the heart. Nobody rushed to accuse the White House, the army, and
> > the secret services that they are only a bunch of losers. Nobody rushed to
> > empty their bank accounts. Nobody rushed out onto the streets nearby to
> > gape about. The Americans volunteered to donate blood and to give a
> > helping hand.
> >
> > After the first moments of panic, they raised their flag over the smoking
> > ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps and ties in the colors of the national
> > flag. They placed flags on buildings and cars as if in every place and on
> > every car a government official or the president was passing.
> >
> > On every occasion, they started singing their traditional song: "God Bless
> > America!" I watched the live broadcast and rerun after rerun for hours
> > listening to the story of the guy who went down one hundred floors with a
> > woman in a wheelchair without knowing who she was, or of the Californian
> > hockey player, who gave his life fighting with the terrorists and prevented
> > the plane from hitting a target that could have killed other hundreds or
> > thousands of people.
> >
> > How on earth were they able to respond united as one human being?
> > Imperceptibly, with every word and musical note, the memory of some turned
> > into a modern myth of tragic heroes. And with every phone call, millions
> > and millions of dollars were put in a collection aimed at rewarding not a
> > man or a family, but a spirit, which no money can buy.
> >
> > What on earth can unite the Americans in such a way? Their land? Their
> > galloping history? Their economic Power? Money? I tried for hours to find
> > an answer, humming songs and murmuring phrases with the risk of sounding
> > commonplace.
> >
> > I thought things over, but I reached only one conclusion . . . Only freedom
> > can work such miracles
> >
> > Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper. The article was written by Mr.
> > Cornel Nistorescu and published under the title "C"ntarea Americii (meaning
> > "Ode To America") on September 24, 2002, in the Romanian newspaper
> > Evenimentulzilei ("The Daily Event" or "News of the Day").
> >
> > Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble one another even if
> > you painted them all one color! They speak all the languages of the world
> > and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations and religious beliefs.
> > Still, the American tragedy turned three hundred million people into a hand
> > put on the heart. Nobody rushed to accuse the White House, the army, and
> > the secret services that they are only a bunch of losers. Nobody rushed to
> > empty their bank accounts. Nobody rushed out onto the streets nearby to
> > gape about. The Americans volunteered to donate blood and to give a
> > helping hand.
> >
> > After the first moments of panic, they raised their flag over the smoking
> > ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps and ties in the colors of the national
> > flag. They placed flags on buildings and cars as if in every place and on
> > every car a government official or the president was passing.
> >
> > On every occasion, they started singing their traditional song: "God Bless
> > America!" I watched the live broadcast and rerun after rerun for hours
> > listening to the story of the guy who went down one hundred floors with a
> > woman in a wheelchair without knowing who she was, or of the Californian
> > hockey player, who gave his life fighting with the terrorists and prevented
> > the plane from hitting a target that could have killed other hundreds or
> > thousands of people.
> >
> > How on earth were they able to respond united as one human being?
> > Imperceptibly, with every word and musical note, the memory of some turned
> > into a modern myth of tragic heroes. And with every phone call, millions
> > and millions of dollars were put in a collection aimed at rewarding not a
> > man or a family, but a spirit, which no money can buy.
> >
> > What on earth can unite the Americans in such a way? Their land? Their
> > galloping history? Their economic Power? Money? I tried for hours to find
> > an answer, humming songs and murmuring phrases with the risk of sounding
> > commonplace.
> >
> > I thought things over, but I reached only one conclusion . . . Only freedom
> > can work such miracles