Great American Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 Gordon Sinclair - The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) Gordon Sinclair was a well known Canadian radio broadcaster, from Toronto. On 5 June 1973 he wrote the editorial "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" - inspired by the news that the American Red Cross had run out of funds because of recent aid efforts in reaction to natural disasters. The editorial praised the efforts of the US to help the world, but said that nobody helped the US when they faced trouble. US News and World Report published the monologue in full which led to its explosion across the US. Sinclair released the single, with all profits going to the American Red Cross, reaching # 24 in the Billboard charts. Its commercial success and patriotic stance led to several US covers. Byron MacGregor, a news director of an Ontario (Canadian) radio station, which also services Detroit, Michigan, and Cleveland, released the single Americans, which reached # 4 in the charts. (It also featured as the title track of his 1974 album Americans, which included 14 US patriotic tracks). This was a far more successful version than the Gordon Sinclair single, selling over 3 and half million copies, with the proceeds also donated to the American Red Cross. Country singer Tex Ritter covered the monologue in 1974: The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion), released just after he died (reaching # 90 in the Billboard charts; #35 in the country charts). The monologue included a reference to Vietnam, including draft dodgers, and praising American democracy: "You talk about scandals and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everyone to look at. Even the draft dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, most of them...unless they are breaking Canadian laws..are getting American dollars from Ma and Pa at home to spend here [Canada]. When the Americans get out of this bind...as they will...who could blame them if they said 'the hell with the rest of the world'". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great American Posted May 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 What a nice man. Its nice to be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenmandy85 Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 The USA since its entry into World War II is a different country than the pre-1940 country. It suddenly transformed into a World power unique in world history whose conduct is motivated by generosity and compassion rather than greed and imperial expansion for its own sake. Most people in the world recognize this and that is why there is so much illegal immigration. The execution of this policy direction does not always have the desired outcomes but the intensions are good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great American Posted May 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Queenmandy85 said: The USA since its entry into World War II is a different country than the pre-1940 country. It suddenly transformed into a World power unique in world history whose conduct is motivated by generosity and compassion rather than greed and imperial expansion for its own sake. Most people in the world recognize this and that is why there is so much illegal immigration. The execution of this policy direction does not always have the desired outcomes but the intensions are good. Well! Thank you for that nice, and unexpected, post.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted May 16, 2022 Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 10 hours ago, Queenmandy85 said: The USA since its entry into World War II is a different country than the pre-1940 country. It suddenly transformed into a World power unique in world history whose conduct is motivated by generosity and compassion rather than greed and imperial expansion for its own sake. Most people in the world recognize this and that is why there is so much illegal immigration. The execution of this policy direction does not always have the desired outcomes but the intensions are good. Which is exactly why governing needs to be done on a RATIONAL basis and not on MORALITY. I.E. its "nice" to have the Red Cross doing "nice" things for people hurting abroad. Its not so "nice" or "wise" to then take this morality to the extreme and throw open your borders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) America won the Cold War - for the good of us all. So, Reagan was correct? ==== Nixon? He wanted to deal with these foreigners. Clinton? Americans either want to bomb you, play poker or befriend you. Edited May 17, 2022 by August1991 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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