Americans will die for liberty

U.K. Telegraph ^ | 08/11/06 | Andrew Gimson

[DoozerDude]

As we took off from London for New York a few days ago, our three over-excited children asked if there was any chance of the plane being blown up. I explained that the likelihood of that happening was virtually zero, and wondered how we were going to maintain some semblance of order during the flight. One did not wish the sedate American passengers by whom we were surrounded to form the impression that British parents are unable or unwilling to impart the rudiments of good manners.

[DoozerDude]

Did not find this already posted. A must read

[GoLightly]

It was posted before, but it is a very good read & IMHO, worth posting again.

[DoozerDude]

It's worth book marking to see the additional comments

[GoLightly]

Maybe it's me, but I was tempted to write a lengthy response refuting all of the anti-American "Americans" that responded there. LOL

[Yardstick]

Gotta love those American liberals writing in to complain about an article that praises Americans. Could it be any more ironic? The libs complain and complain that the world hates us -- but then when a foreign paper runs a rare piece casting Americans in a positive light, guess who's jumping out of their chairs to rebut it?

[GoLightly]

Gotta love those American liberals writing in to complain about an article that praises Americans. Could it be any more ironic? The libs complain and complain that the world hates us -- but then when a foreign paper runs a rare piece casting Americans in a positive light, guess who's jumping out of their chairs to rebut it?

LOL There's a term for that, chasing rejection.

[Chena]

I'm bookmarking this one for later. I haven't seen it yet, so thank you for posting this. Some of us don't see articles the first time around, so if you get heat for a re-posting it, let it flow like water off of a duck's back. :)

[muleskinner]

read later

[gr8eman]

...when liberty was not confused with licence.

Classic. Maybe this is the most concise definition of a liberal or whatever you want to call the self-loathing lot. Thomas Jefferson owned slaves, so America is evil. See how easy that is!

[Mount Athos]

I can't believe the high quality of the comment section

[ModelBreaker]

When one strips away the distracting symbols of modernity - motor cars, skyscrapers, space rockets, microchips, junk food - one finds an essentially 18th-century country. While Europe has engaged in the headlong and frankly rather immature pursuit of novelty - how many constitutions have the nations of Europe been through in this time? - the Americans have held to the ideals enunciated more than 200 years ago by their founding fathers.

Oh. That this were true.

[TalBlack]

ping for later

[Lead Moderator]

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[azhenfud]

"These formidable people think freedom is so valuable that it is worth dying for."

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Our British friends ought have learnt that evidenced in our founders' strife against their predecessors. Good reminder, though...

[Paul Ross]

Bump. Yes, a good read. And the comments, many fine ones...and of course our Liberals can't just keep their muttering insanity to themselves...