What Is Offensive?
by Dr. M. Sidney Wallace
Dean Acheson once said: "No people in history have ever survived, who
thought they could protect their freedom, by making themselves inoffensive to
their enemies."
thought they could protect their freedom, by making themselves inoffensive to
their enemies."
Did France survive by agreeing with the Germans in 1940? Did
Chamberlain secure peace for England by signing a treaty with Germany? Did
the Chinese survive by making themselves agreeable to the Japanese in the
1930's? Did the German Jews survive by not fighting the Hitler regime? Did
General Motors Corporation survive by agreeing to ridiculous union
demands? Is the American education system improving by agreeing to
ludicrous union demands? The answer to all is a whimpering no.
Chamberlain secure peace for England by signing a treaty with Germany? Did
the Chinese survive by making themselves agreeable to the Japanese in the
1930's? Did the German Jews survive by not fighting the Hitler regime? Did
General Motors Corporation survive by agreeing to ridiculous union
demands? Is the American education system improving by agreeing to
ludicrous union demands? The answer to all is a whimpering no.
What is so offensive about America?
Is it because we have worked for and achieved the highest standard of
living in the history of the world? According to our dear leader this
accomplishment is very offensive to other nations of the world. I must ask
why he feels that way. Africa is one of the riches continents on the
planet, yet there are millions without running water. The Middle East has
more energy resources then the rest of the world combined, yet a large number of
their populations live in tents or mud brick huts? In 1800 the United
States did not have running water, electricity, or indoor plumbing and the
population lived in tents, log cabins or caves just like the rest of the
world. What caused this to change? The only difference between the
United States of America and the rest of the world was the absents of an ever
present nurse maid government. Individual solved problems and were paid
for their efforts. A large number of individuals failed for a multitude of
reasons, while others were successful. The net result was that by failing
individuals learned what worked and what did not. There have been
some abuses and when they came to light, the young nation corrected them
sometimes with the use of government and other times without government.
In the United States our forefathers knew that failure was always an option;
however, unlike every other nation in the world, citizens did not expect their
government to provide them with cradle to grave protection.
living in the history of the world? According to our dear leader this
accomplishment is very offensive to other nations of the world. I must ask
why he feels that way. Africa is one of the riches continents on the
planet, yet there are millions without running water. The Middle East has
more energy resources then the rest of the world combined, yet a large number of
their populations live in tents or mud brick huts? In 1800 the United
States did not have running water, electricity, or indoor plumbing and the
population lived in tents, log cabins or caves just like the rest of the
world. What caused this to change? The only difference between the
United States of America and the rest of the world was the absents of an ever
present nurse maid government. Individual solved problems and were paid
for their efforts. A large number of individuals failed for a multitude of
reasons, while others were successful. The net result was that by failing
individuals learned what worked and what did not. There have been
some abuses and when they came to light, the young nation corrected them
sometimes with the use of government and other times without government.
In the United States our forefathers knew that failure was always an option;
however, unlike every other nation in the world, citizens did not expect their
government to provide them with cradle to grave protection.
Is it because we have the best medical system in the world? According
to our dear leader other nation's citizens cannot receive even basic health care
while any individual in the United States can walk into any hospital and receive
emergency medical treatment without a penny in his or her pocket. It was
not the government that built the American health care industry, so why should
he be apologizing?
to our dear leader other nation's citizens cannot receive even basic health care
while any individual in the United States can walk into any hospital and receive
emergency medical treatment without a penny in his or her pocket. It was
not the government that built the American health care industry, so why should
he be apologizing?
Is it because we have the freest society in the world? According to
our dear leader other nations resent the American people being able to speak out
against any wrongful situation, either in or out of their government. If
these other nations resent the United States for our freedom of speech then why
don't they throw out their own government that restricts them from such a basic
right?
our dear leader other nations resent the American people being able to speak out
against any wrongful situation, either in or out of their government. If
these other nations resent the United States for our freedom of speech then why
don't they throw out their own government that restricts them from such a basic
right?
Is it because the rich American capitalist are constantly taking natural
resources from other nations without paying for them? According to our
dear leader other nations resent the American people buying and paying for
resources from their governments at whatever price these foreign governments
decide to set for the resources.
resources from other nations without paying for them? According to our
dear leader other nations resent the American people buying and paying for
resources from their governments at whatever price these foreign governments
decide to set for the resources.
The president of the United States is currently on his personal self
aggrandizement tour of the world. He is bankrupting the nation with his
socialistic policies at home and now wants to beg for peace in foreign lands and
the reason is very simple. He wants peace at any price in order to
dissolve the United States military and to be able to save billions of dollars
in military defense spending.
aggrandizement tour of the world. He is bankrupting the nation with his
socialistic policies at home and now wants to beg for peace in foreign lands and
the reason is very simple. He wants peace at any price in order to
dissolve the United States military and to be able to save billions of dollars
in military defense spending.
Will the United States survive by kowtowing to the rest of the backward
world? The answer is a resounding NO! The only thing the
United States will end up with from Obama is a rich history and a poverty future
under foreign domination.
world? The answer is a resounding NO! The only thing the
United States will end up with from Obama is a rich history and a poverty future
under foreign domination.
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