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[GorillaGal]

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") in the Romanian newspaper
Evenimentulzilei "The Daily Event" or "News of the Day".
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~An Ode to America~

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.

Cornel Nistorescu

[orokliniservices]

I'm sorry but i thought this was a forum on Cyprus...

[eracles]

Gorillagirl that was so moving, I felt a tear as I read the last sentence....NOT!
Can we put this in the joke forum please along with the other nonsense that leonidas posted

[GorillaGal]

exactly why i posted it! to stir things up a bit! and to show some of you sods what other people think of america!

[GorillaGal]

I'm sorry but i thought this was a forum on Cyprus...

funny. how many times have i read things on this forum about cyprus, that just end up in an argument about the USA.

[devil]

There is an argument about the USA? Please enlighten me. I thought we were all (except GG ) pretty unanimous about it.

[GorillaGal]

no, there are actually a few otehr people on this forum who actually like the USA. and of course there are those that hate it.....

[orokliniservices]

like or hate, it really doesn't matter. Why don't you join a US forum and compare how much everyone either loves or hates your country.

and by the way, you're not doing "your people" much justice here GG.. in fact I think you're acting exactly like most people sterotype Americans.

[GorillaGal]

i am acting just like a cypriot, only i am not whining. you all seem so damn proud of your country, well, i am too!

[Snad]

like or hate, it really doesn't matter. Why don't you join a US forum and compare how much everyone either loves or hates your country.

and by the way, you're not doing "your people" much justice here GG.. in fact I think you're acting exactly like most people sterotype Americans.

I thought a forum was to air your opinion??

I'm just glad she has got rid of that bloody monkey