OT: citizens and countries - was Re: v3.5.1 - msi download

[Michael Torrie]

On 12/22/2015 07:06 PM, jfong at ms4.hinet.net wrote:
> Mark Lawrence at 2015/12/21 UTC+8 8:50:00PM wrote：
>> My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
>> what you can do for our language.
> 
> When I saw this sentence, I can't resist to think of the famous lie created by president John kennedy: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country".
> 
> A COUNTRY WAS BUILT TO SERVE THE PEOPLE!!!
> 
> Do you think people are so boring that they have to build a country to serve to?

In the American way of thinking, the country *is* the people.  So it was
neither a lie nor a bad thing that Kennedy proclaimed.  Maybe this is
not true for other countries, but I think most Americans would feel it
is true for their country.  And indeed the sentiment that Kennedy
expressed resonates deeply with many/most Americans. A country is only
made great by citizens willing to do many things for the good of the
country and their fellow citizens.

A country in which citizens only expect things from the country and
never think about their ability to change and benefit the country is a
week country indeed.

I say this as a someone not from the US.