Translated below is what noted Dutch blogger Ronald Vliegen wrote this morning concerning the American holiday of Thanksgiving. The opportunity inspired him to utter some nice words to all those Americans taking the lead in promoting freedom and democracy throughout the world."Today, ... I am thankful to the Americans themselves. For their tireless optimism, for their adventurousness, for their newspapers and television stations, for their music, films, and TV series. But I also thank the Americans for their preparedness to sacrifice their own children for other people’s security, for freeing us from the nazi’s, and protecting us against the communists. I also thank the Americans for their inspiring opinions on freedom, capitalism, small government, and large democratic involvement by civil society. Thanks for giving, Americans!"
I'll just leave it at that.
2 comments:
Thanks for translating and sharing those words, Mark.
Ronald Vliegen sounds like a sincere and thoughtful person.
A recent quote that I found the other day, is fast becoming my favorite.
"Gratitude is a noble virtue; you have to respect yourself to be grateful to others. Only those who feel blessed can be filled with gratitude. It is a kind of courtesy of the heart."
James Lewis
We are celebrating our day of Thanks in America today, and of course this holiday wouldn't be possible without your Dutch ancestors brave vision, of colonizing the New World.
We Thank You Too, Holland.
Mark, thanks for stopping by with those inspiring words; and for posting this as well. I linked it to my Thanksgiving post. It's nice and also inspiring to hear Europeans speaking favorably and honestly of America.
Of course, much of America's Left also hates America, and many of the other's pretend to because they think it is hip and cool to do so.
Please keep fighting the good fight.
extreme or not
the Left is everywhere
- moon bats worldwide
absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
don't worship freely
or take long dangerous trips
just to follow God your way
Thanksgiving -
the teen is bored
at the kid's table
http://haltterrorism.com/
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