Thanks for all the American People who take care of the earthquake in China

[ovrtaxt]

We pray for the safety and success of everyone who is working to save lives. May the God of all mercy bless you with His love and comfort those who have suffered loss.

I have a special place in my heart for the Chinese people. My sister adopted a little boy with a birth defect, since fixed by several surgeries. He’s an amazing boy, he just has the most wonderful demeanor and sense of humor.

We pray for your freedom in Jesus name. Amen!

[socialismisinsidious]

Did you know that the Chinese People and this tragic story cover the front pages of our newspapers? Our thoughts and prayers are with the Chinese People.

[A message]

You are in our prayers.

[Vince Ferrer]

My company is collecting money for disaster relief for the earthquake victims. This is a terrible tradgedy, our prayers are with you. I have friends in China and fortunately they were not in the earthquake. Thank you for posting on this website.

[meanie monster]

Praying for your people.

[zhcn]

“America is made up of individuals. Some are good, some are not so good. "----Yeah，I think the same is in every country. So we should try to know more each other even if we have different opinions about something. "the love of freedom and the value of the individual above the state crosses all boundaries.”----Love is great. It's always in our hearts. We should share it with others. And life is valuable. Every one should be respectable. P.S. My English isn't very good. How strange it is! But I think you can understand what I said.

[zhcn]

“I don’t see Chinese people as being any different than any others — some are jerks, some are saints, some are smart, some are dumb —> just like every other community in the world.”----I'm very glad to hear that you think so. All Chinese live in the earth with other people. We're not Martian. o(∩_∩)o

[zhcn]

Sorry I’m a newbie and I don’t know how to post photos on this forum:(
Please see it http://www.u148.net/article_1283.html (pictures+English)

I don’t know American a lot but I know many American pray for the people of disaster area. Thank you for all you have done!

[IrishCatholic]

Yes, I understand.

“even if we have different opinions about something. “the love of freedom and the value of the individual above the state crosses all boundaries.”——

That's the whole problem in a nutshell. If you don't value the individual- and that individual's freedom above all else, you have tyranny. Even if it as simple as one person enslaving another.

Unless that is your cornerstone, all else falls. God gave each person their own unique freedom. No one else may take it away.

America stands for freedom. It stands for the individual no matter how weak or small. If some Americans do not live up to that ideal, it doesn't mean the ideal isn't there, and it doesn't mean the America doesn't stand up for the ideal.

P.S. Your English is just fine. I can't speak Chinese at all, so that makes you a heck of a lot smarter than me from the get go.

[Paul R.]

I agree for the most part with your comments, but, we DID after all take over the Philippines for 50 years (and put down a very bloody revolt in their South while we were at it.) Yet, our rule must not have been TOO tyrannical: The Filipinos (and Filipinas) fought alongside us* in the Philippines “tooth and nail” in WW2, and, in the end, we did the right thing and gave them their freedom.

*Few know it, but Philippine resistance fighters and a few U.S. personnel who managed to stay free from Japanese patrols were able to deny large parts of the Philippines from Japanese control, by the time MacArthur returned. (MacArthur helped the resistance with submarine runs and air drops of supplies.) Some think the excellent sci-fi story “The Tuvela” was loosely based on this bit of history.
(If you are a FReeper, and an individualist, you should read “The Tuvela”.)

Anyway, got off topic there... It IS nice to see that someone does appreciate our thoughts and prayers. It is also nice to see this discussion not degenerate into the garbage found on some other forums. (Thanks, FReepers & Mods!)