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What we can do for our country is what? Paying more taxes to government, fight in the wars which initiate by government?
What he means is the opposite of everything the Trump Admin, the GOP and the "modern" libertarians (Koch, Cato, Heritage, etc.) stand for.
That should be very easy for you to figure out...just write down what the Trump admin is doing and then put down the opposite....
Examples:
Trump thinks we should spew more pollution into the air, water and land.
JFK's "ask" would be to think of both current and future generations.
Trump has disengaged with most of the world other than bombing them or making deals with Russians.
JFK expanded greatly the Peace Corps and America gained a great rep abroad.
Etc....
No, it didn't mean War. But it does mean taxes...as they are part of ANY civil society.
The current Political Climate can be described as "what can you do for me?". JFK was saying that we'd have a better society if we all sat around and considered what we could do for others.
More than that. JFK was before I was born, but I always think imagine the stink if a presidential candidate said that now a days. Just as in my area, there a lot of immigrants. In many countries military service is mandated. Many people ask all the time "Is THAT why you left?!".
Like most of these quotes, it makes sense if you read it in context.
It's from President Kennedy's Inaugural Address. It's a good speech and short. I know this is asking a lot, but please read the whole thing and think about each part as you read it.
[23] Now the trumpet summons us again–not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need–not as a call to battle, though embattled we are–but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle, year in and year out, “rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation”–a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease and war itself.
[24] Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join in that historic effort?
[25] In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility–I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it–and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
[26] And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country.
[27] My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
[28] Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.
What he means is the opposite of everything the Trump Admin, the GOP and the "modern" libertarians (Koch, Cato, Heritage, etc.) stand for.
That should be very easy for you to figure out...just write down what the Trump admin is doing and then put down the opposite....
Examples:
Trump thinks we should spew more pollution into the air, water and land.
JFK's "ask" would be to think of both current and future generations.
Trump has disengaged with most of the world other than bombing them or making deals with Russians.
JFK expanded greatly the Peace Corps and America gained a great rep abroad.
Etc....
No, it didn't mean War. But it does mean taxes...as they are part of ANY civil society.
The current Political Climate can be described as "what can you do for me?". JFK was saying that we'd have a better society if we all sat around and considered what we could do for others.
JFK, definitely wouldn’t consider Biden a patriot and would recognize him for the weak snake he is.
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