I received this email yesterday and thought it was very well stated. This letter from a Cuban is commenting on this year's election rhetoric, from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Monday, July 7, 2008:
Dear Editor, Times-Dispatch:
'Each year I get to celebrate Independence Day twice. On June 30 I celebrate my independence day, and on July 4, I celebrate America's. This year is special, because it marks the 40th anniversary of my independence. 'On June 30, 1968, I escaped Communist Cuba, and a few months later, I was in the United States to stay. That I happened to arrive in Richmond on Thanksgiving Day is just part of the story, but I digress.. 'I've thought a lot about the anniversary this year. The election-year rhetoric has made me think a lot about Cuba and what transpired there.
In the late 1950s, most Cubans thought Cuba needed a change, and they were right.So when a young leader came along, every Cuban was at least receptive. 'When the young leader spoke eloquently and passionately and denounced the old system, the press fell in love with him. They never questioned who his friends were or what he really believed in. When he said he would help the farmers and the poor and bring free medical care and education to all, everyone followed. When he said he would bring justice and equality to all, everyone said, 'Praise the Lord.' And when the young leader said, 'I will be for change and I'll bring you change,' everyone yelled, 'Viva Fidel!' 'But nobody asked about the change, so by the time the executioner's guns went silent, the people's guns had been taken away. By the time everyone was equal, they were equally poor, hungry, and oppressed. By the time everyone received their free education, it was worth nothing. By the time the press noticed, it was too late, because they were now working for him.By the time the change was finally implemented, Cuba had been knocked down a couple of notches to Third-World status. By the time the change was over, more than a million people had taken to boats, rafts, and inner tubes. You can call those who made it ashore anywhere else in the world the most fortunate Cubans.
And now I'm back to the beginning of my story. 'Luckily, we would never fall in America for a young leader whopromised change without asking, what change? How will you carry it out? What will it cost America? 'Would we?' Manuel Alvarez, Jr. , Sandy Hook, NJ
***A coworker replied to the email I forwarded with this:
"Reminds me of this…
"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship" - Alexander Tyler"***
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And finally, verified by Snopes, Mr. Obama recently finished a $500,000 total overhaul of his 757. He removed the symbol of the United States and replaced it with his own symbol "of hope and change."
The question is posed, "what American running for President of the United States would remove the symbol of his country."
--worse, he replaced the flag with a symbol of himself.
Possible answers:
"This man is so flagrant that he appears to be daring us to vote for him"
"It’s either that or he truly believes he’s God’s gift to this nation and that we would be ignorant/naïve, etc. not to vote for him. "
Again, I pray, "Lord help our great nation. We are coming on some very scary times it seems. Amen."
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