Date:         Wed, 12 Sep 2001 22:18:29 -0500
Reply-To:     pederparizek <pederparizek@QWEST.NET>
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From:         pederparizek <pederparizek@QWEST.NET>
Subject:      America
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I am going to vent for a while here, and seeing as I am an American, I have the freedom of speech. You can choose not to read this and delete it, that is your right.
All I really want to say is that even on the list you can pick up on what's wrong with America. You have people bitching because other people are trying to sell things here. WAKE UP! America is a capitalist country. This is one of the reasons we were targeted. We are based on the fact that people will buy what they want . If the price isn't to your liking, you don't have to buy it. And you know what, if you don't like the product or how they are trying to sell it, you don't have to buy it. In fact, as I mentioned earlier, you don't even have to read their words. Just delete the damn thing. 
People on the list make it very obvious when their e-mail contains something for sale (FS). If this offends you, delete it. You have that right. Isn't free speech grand. Not only can you say anything, but you can choose not to listen.
This brings me to another point. People are complaining about someone's post yesterday. I didn't read the whole thing, I just deleted it. If I find something offensive, I don't read it. I get to choose what I read. 
Now, I also understand that if something offends me, I also have the right to dispute their point. That is a great thing. 
Enough about that; here is a story I want to tell.
My wife belongs to a board on the web. A person on the board asked what nationality people were. There were many answers. Swedish-American, African-American, German -American, Polish-American, Italian-American, ...  Then one person wrote in and said, " I am Canadian. I noticed that nobody put that they were just plain American. Are you not proud of the country you live in?"
It makes you think. I am American. I would hope, that through all the grief, pain, anger and sorrow of yesterdays events, that we as a nation can come together and just be Americans. We are a melting pot. I think that as a symbol of unity, everyone on this list in America should be flying an American flag. Remember, there is strength in unity. God bless America!
Peace out,
Peder
'84 Westy


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