Quote Originally Posted by Panache View Post
Phil,

I like you, and you often have insightful comments to offer.

Those you expressed above I do not count among them.

America is a young country by the world's standards.

We are a wonderful amalgamation of many different heritages.

We are a country of great ideals and principles and a sense of anything being possible.

This ability to remember and honor the past and yet look forward and create the new is uniquely American.

Your posts threaten to derail a productive and friendly discussion.

It is so very very easy to find differences to split us.

It takes better eyes to see the common ground.

I respectfully ask of my American Brothers and Sisters to show a bit of restraint and forgiveness for some of the less than pleasant thoughts in Phil's posts toward our country.

Americans are nothing is not big hearted

Respectfully

Jamie
Apologies for resurrecting this thread but I have just returned from a week's holiday and missed the later postings. Jamie I understand what you are saying but we Scots here sometimes get to feel like an oppressed minority and I felt Jock was in need of some moral support (although I am sure he is big enough and ugly enough to look after himself). I sincerely apologise to any here that I may have offended and hope none will think the worse of me for that.