{"article":{"id":116766,"heading":"The American Way: Short Poem","author":"James George","created":"2004-09-12 14:45:43","modified":"2013-11-11 00:30:46","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:30:46","article":"

.\r\n The American Way<\/b>\r\n\r\nThe Islamic Extremist laments,\r\n“The American imposes himself on everyone.”\r\n\r\nNo, No. This is our World too.\r\nGet used to it, its the American way.\r\n\r\nThe Global Justice Protester laments,\r\n“multinationals are trampling the worker and ruining the environment.”\r\n\r\nNo, No. Freedom means having free markets.\r\nGet used to it, its the American way.\r\n\r\nThe French Farmer laments,\r\n“Mass-produced wines are destroying our rural way of life.”\r\n\r\nNo, No. You could be more efficient and competitive.\r\nGet used to it, its the American way.\r\n\r\nThe Conservative Politician laments,\r\n“Decadent Hollywood movies are ruining our value system.”\r\n\r\nNo, No. We’re free to profit from free expression.\r\nGet used to it, its the American way.\r\n\r\nThe Main Street Market Owner laments,\r\n“The Big Box store on the edge of town will be the end of Main Street.”\r\n\r\nNo, No. Consumers want more choice, and lower prices.\r\nGet used to it, its the American way.\r\n\r\nThe Fayetteville, North Carolina man laments,\r\n“The last military action caused 20% of the mom-and-pop businesses to go under.”\r\n\r\nNo, No. Economics 101 says weak businesses naturally exit the market.\r\nGet used to it, its the American way.\r\n\r\nThe Poet laments,\r\n“Its hard to get used to the American way.”\r\n\r\nNo, No. You’re free.\r\nYou can change the American way.\r\n\r\nThe Pragmatist laments,\r\n\"Good luck trying to 'change the American way' \"\r\n\r\nNo, No. Freedom implies a responsibility to try.\r\nGet used to it, its the American way.\r\n\r\n\r\nJames George, September 2001 c\r\n<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"This short poem, "The American Way," was written in response to a comment made by Brit Hume on Fox News Sunday, September 16, 2001. Hume said that people who questioned the possible underlying motives of the 911 attacks were "un-American." ","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/09\/116766.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}