Social and political criticisms
The late Pres. John F Kennedy, the last of the Camelots, used to say "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
But watching the TV shows, various citizens of the world, faced with severe economic challenges continue to: stage protests and rallies, rantings, ask for more wages (as what food servers did in NY recently. ) Rather than think of things, or act to dampen the impact of the economic crisis, they continue to outstretch their hands for more crumbs from the govt. When the Koreans had financial crisis in 1997, many pooled their jewelry to help pay for the Korean govt debt. Can we do that? Can we follow the JFK missive? Or this is just one romantic quote to be shelved in literary archives or book of quotes?
Really, maybe US or Europe get into the mess because they continually ask what their country can do for them, rather than the reverse.
