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Happy 4th!
Jul. 4th, 2014 12:49 pmJust wishing a happy 4th to the Americans on FA. Sure, there have been differences, and not relationship is going to be completely without friction, but I do think Americas contribution to the world is mostly a positive one. The government that the American created, born during the Age of Reason, and found of rational secular principles, was the prototype for the democratic state that so many of us enjoy in our own countries.
America's contribution in WW2 in well documented, but I think it was after the war, that they really showed their greatness. showing uncommon generosity of spirit when they helped to rebuild their former enemies. That those nation still continue to prosper, and remain staunch allies shows the wisdom of this policy. I would even argue that the progressive, liberal state that so many of us enjoy is a result of American influence in the immediate postwar years.
Looking at what's happening elsewhere, I am glad the Americans don't feel the need to send in troops to "restore democracy" every time our elections don't go the was they think they should. No scene of American tanks doing donuts in the parking lots of Canadian Tire here. If I have to live next to a superpower, I'll go with the one that lets us run our affairs as we see fit.
Americans have a gift for taking the best that the world has to offer, and turning it into something new. They are at their best when they look at the world and say, "How can we make this better?"
Happy 238th guys! Enjoy the weekend.
America's contribution in WW2 in well documented, but I think it was after the war, that they really showed their greatness. showing uncommon generosity of spirit when they helped to rebuild their former enemies. That those nation still continue to prosper, and remain staunch allies shows the wisdom of this policy. I would even argue that the progressive, liberal state that so many of us enjoy is a result of American influence in the immediate postwar years.
Looking at what's happening elsewhere, I am glad the Americans don't feel the need to send in troops to "restore democracy" every time our elections don't go the was they think they should. No scene of American tanks doing donuts in the parking lots of Canadian Tire here. If I have to live next to a superpower, I'll go with the one that lets us run our affairs as we see fit.
Americans have a gift for taking the best that the world has to offer, and turning it into something new. They are at their best when they look at the world and say, "How can we make this better?"
Happy 238th guys! Enjoy the weekend.
