Dear Uncle Sam,
As Independence Day approaches, the words of President John Kennedy come to mind, where he told the nation they should, “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” He taught us all a valuable lesson – that if you go around talking like that, you’re liable to get shot in the street.
That was a very long time ago, before most of us were even born. We’ve left behind his outdated notion of public virtue, relegating such backward thinking to the dust bin of history. No, make that the environmentally friendly recycling bin of history – where old fashioned ideas are rehabilitated and transformed into shiny, new, progressive ones. read more…