“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” –Ronald Reagan

Thank you Ronald Reagan

Lindyy

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I am really showing my age, but I intended this thread to be POSITIVE!


Jay and the Americans:
"Only in America"

Only in America
Can a guy from anywhere
Go to sleep a pauper and wake up a millionaire

Only in America
Can a kid without a cent
Get a break and maybe grow up to be President

Only in America
Land of opportunity, yeah
Would a classy girl like you fall for a poor boy like me

Only in America
Can a kid who's washin' cars
Take a giant step and reach right up and touch the stars

Only in America
Could a dream like this come true
Could a guy like me start with nothing and end up with you

------ instrumental break ------

Only in America
Land of opportunity, yeah
Would a classy girl like you fall for a poor boy like me

Only in America (poor boy like me)
Only in America (only in America)
Only in America (only in America)
Only in America (only in America)
Only in America (only in America)
Only in America

AMEN

Lindyy

Lindyy...... Unfortunately with all the political correctness going on, we are losing many of our freedoms.

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, (Emphasis - Lindyy) or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” –Ronald Reagan

Im Afraid Of Americans...Daivd Bowie/NIN

symbelmyne.......

I will finish the rest of Bowie's quote .....

"I [David Bowie] felt that my bisexuality became my headline in England for so long that I am afraid of Americans, because they are very puritanical."


By the way Lindyy, you are right in that despite saying the above Bowie didn't turn away from making every cent he could in America. I believe he is supposed to be the second richest entertainer in England, Sir Paul is the richest.

Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves. ~Author Unknown

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine

Here is my advice as we begin the century that will lead to 2081. First, guard the freedom of ideas at all costs. Be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to oversimplify. And don't regard yourself as a guardian of freedom unless you respect and preserve the rights of people you disagree with to free, public, unhampered expression. ~Gerard K. O'Neill, 2081

Im Afraid Of Americans...Daivd Bowie/NIN

I think we should listen to Randy Newman. Political Science.

No one likes us-I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
But all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens

We give them money-but are they grateful?
No, they're spiteful and they're hateful
They don't respect us-so let's surprise them
We'll drop the big one and pulverize them

Asia's crowded and Europe's too old
Africa is far too hot
And Canada's too cold
And South America stole our name
Let's drop the big one
There'll be no one left to blame us

We'll save Australia
Don't wanna hurt no kangaroo
We'll build an All American amusement park there
They got surfin', too

Boom goes London and boom Paris
More room for you and more room for me
And every city the whole world round
Will just be another American town
Oh, how peaceful it will be
We'll set everybody free
You'll wear a Japanese kimono
And there'll be Italian shoes for me

They all hate us anyhow
So let's drop the big one now
Let's drop the big one now

Understood, Americans with the wrong agenda and a power hungry complex are dangerous as hell

every cent...as much as possible....what other country can you insult and still get rich off its citizens???? Think twice before you start casting stones from that glass house of yours.

Dragoness.......

David Bowie said,


"I [David Bowie] felt that my bisexuality became my headline in England for so long that I am afraid of Americans, because they are very puritanical."


Please explain your statement. It doesn't make sense in relation to what David Bowie said.

Drivenmenutz, I disagree...Australia is not a warmongering formidable force, never has been, probably never will be....we dont have a massive budget for weapons, to defend our freedom.

We help out when asked, and do our best to let others be, unless there is oppression, and other countries ask for our help.

We have peace, we have freedom....TODAY...why?

Lots of reasons...and yes, it could have looked different during world war 2, however, the government of the time had already drawn a big blue line across the top of Australia to hand over to Japan, in the event of invasion...what does that say?

Peace and freedom is more about state of mind, and what one is willing to compromise on.

Freedom, and liberty, is a catch cry, that will be ever elusive to those that prefer bullying tactics... all it does is create a mindset of having to sleep with one eye open and hope those that have been left disgruntled don't multiply quicker than one can count....




JESSE......

You cannot compare America and Australia. America was founded as a land of hope, freedom and opportunity. Australia was founded as a prison colony. As I mentioned in an earlier post America is the land where Europe sent its best and its brightest. Australia is where Europe dumped its worst, its criminals, its murderers, its rapists, its child molesters and all its other dredges of humanity who were not fit to live with good God-fearing people.

You talk about murder. Let's talk about Australia's autrocity against humanity in 1970. I will remind you since I am sure it is something you have conveniently forgotten about. It was genocide. Let me spell that out for you .... Australia planned the deliberate systematic annihilation of its aborigine people by taking the children away from their parents. It was supposedly for the good of the children. So, tell me when your countrymen were spouting freedom, did the aborigine people understand Australia was annihilating them for the sake of freedom.

My suggestion is before you criticize America, take a long hard loook at Australia. Incidentally, I can give an even more nasty history lesson about your country, but I am not out to destroy you. I want you to stick to the topic of the thread and stop bashing America.

Please tell us about your country. Do you have all the freedoms I have outlined above? Are there people who will risk getting into an inner tube with one paddle, risking their life to come to your country? Are there millions and millions of people all over the world who want to come to your country? I would be very interested to know these things since you are so critical of America. So, please tell me some things about your country that compare to the marvels of what being an American is all about.

THEY DONT PADDLE,THEY WALK ACROSS THE BORDERS ,THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY WITH THE SAME PRIVILEDGES AND PROBLEMS AS ANY OTHER DEMOCRATIC NATION...TYPICAL AMERICAN ARROGANCE TO THINK YOU ARE THE ONLY SHINING STAR IN THE WORLD.

apologies for the all CAPS dont know any other way to emphasize.

THEY DONT PADDLE,THEY WALK ACROSS THE BORDERS ,THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY WITH THE SAME PRIVILEDGES AND PROBLEMS AS ANY OTHER DEMOCRATIC NATION...TYPICAL AMERICAN ARROGANCE TO THINK YOU ARE THE ONLY SHINING STAR IN THE WORLD.

apologies for the all CAPS dont know any other way to emphasize.