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Do not ask what your country does for you.Say you can do for your country. is it applicable now? ?

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When i want to study my country does not help me. When i want a job i do not get one. I do not have a shelter to live. No medicine when sick. All in the name of my race and caste.

Under these conditions the famous saying of JFKennedy is it applicable now?

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yeah...y not now?
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Study at the library

Be willing to take the jobs that are available

Live with family or friends

Eat healthy and wash your hands

As far as the Kennedy saying goes, it's more applicable than ever
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no its changed now and latest virsion is :-

don't ask how your country is harmful to you but ask that in what aspect you are harmful for your country..........!!!!!!!!
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If you depend on someone else to take care of you you might be putting your eggs in the wrong basket. Learn self reliance. No one cares more about your interests than you do.
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It was applicable then, but this is 2008 and alot has changed and will continue to change.

People are more demanding and selfish.
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You should appreciate and thank for what the country does for you.

Your caste name could also be associated with terrorists list. If it is the case, your getting an employment or business or do anything for a living could be impossible. You will be left with no other alternative except becoming beggar, smuggler.

The country is doing you this favor and getting back 60% of your income as taxes.
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This saying is always applicable for all.
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This is a joke, right?  PLEASE tell me that you're kidding.  Do you REALLY have to ask if we live in a society here in the United States where people are eager to do more for their country than their country does for them?  Seriously?   Let's use liberals as an example.  They honestly believe that it's the OBLIGATION of the federal government to:

*  Provide universal health care coverage

*  Provide social security retirement

*  Provide welfare

*  Provide unemployment compensation

*  Provide workers training and placement

*  Bail out banks from bad loans

*  Provide the world with billions in aid

And they plan on paying for all of this by increasing taxes on the so called 'rich" because they don't pay their fair share as it is!  We most certainly do NOT live in a country where people ask what they can do for their country.  We live in a country where people DEMAND that the government do more and that the "rich" pay for it all.
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Good point, how can someone help their country, when their country doesn't give them the tools they need to do so?
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well i think it is absolutely true not only in 2008 but also in2888... and if i talk specially for india people now understand that they need to get up to make their voices heard... and the proof is this question... what we now need is standing up getting together and moving....

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
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If JFK was alive today and had the same mentality he had then, he would be a Republican.
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Yes. This is still applicable and is practiced in many countries across the world but not in INDIA.

The patriotism towards the country & language in INDIA is gettting to zero.

People are not selfish, b'cos they can share and work for the family. But when it comes to society and country, we expected every body else including the country to do everything for us.

We INDIAs have failed to realise one thing. We determine our destination. As a nation, as a leader of the people we need to have faith (faith in religion, faith in god). But it is very say that, our leaders doesn't have that. They feel proud in calling themselves that they don't belong to any believes.

We including our parents and forefathers have failed to elect the true leader who has the vision for the nation and people.

Give the leadership of the nation to the right and eligible people.

So rather than grumbling and complaining that our nation hasn't done anything, let's do our part. Forget about the caste and race. Exercise your vote and elect the true leader who has the vision and determination to make us all proud that "We are INDIANS".

Let's do our little part by visualising this with our family and friends. Let's have a consented agreement to drive towards this.

There is nothing impossible and greater in this world than the people's power.

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