“And so, my fellow Americans. Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”
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History records these words as some of the most memorable delivered back in the day by President John F. Kennedy. And they were delivered in his televised inaugural address so that all Americans of the day would hear them.
JFK, of course, was a Democrat. And he used his position as both president and leader of his party to inspire young Americans to serve their country in public service. I confess I was one of those young Americans of the day. And when I grew older and graduated from college, I took my turn at a career in public service. Working successively over the years for a state Senator, congressman, U.S. Senator, cabinet secretary, and president (Reagan).
In fact, President Reagan himself once said that he noticed various members of his own staff had pictures or portraits of JFK in their White House offices where they worked for him. And he made a point of saying how proud he was of them and their devotion to public service in his administration.
Among other things, JFK created the Peace Corps. The stated objective of which, to this day, is, as described at the official site of the Corps: “Putting purpose, passion, and skills to work for America and the world.”
The Peace Corps website also says this about where its members serve:
Peace Corps Volunteers are invited to serve in more than 60 countries, so there’s a world of diverse opportunities available to fit your skills, experience, passion, and aspirations. We have a place where you belong.
Suffice to say, sadly, Americans are beginning to realize just how far today’s Democrats have strayed from these ideals of service advocated by JFK.
Over there at the New York Post, Glenn Reynolds, a Post columnist who is also the creator of the Instapundit blog and a considerable legal scholar, has illustrated just how far one Democrat elite — in, of all places, the United States Senate — has strayed from JFK’s long-ago (and timeless) inspiring call to Americans to “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” (RELATED: Paris Is Burning. Is Washington Next?)
The Democrat in question is Michigan’s Senator Elissa Slotkin. The headline in the Post is: “Elissa Slotkin’s threats to prosecute conservatives moves America closer to civil war.”
You read that right. A Democrat United States Senator, on the record, is threatening to use the American legal system to “prosecute conservatives.” Which is to say, prosecute the political opponents of Democrats. All because, but of course, they may be supporters of President Trump.
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Reynolds links to this article from the Post’s Ryan King. The headline: “Sen. Slotkin urges Dems to use prosecution to make young people afraid to serve in Trump admin.” (RELATED: Maybe Shut Up, Elissa)
King writes this:
WASHINGTON — Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin publicly called on Democrats to intimidate young conservatives who want to work for the Trump administration by prosecuting the president’s staffers.
….“I want them to be like, ‘Lord, that might be buying myself a ton of problems I don’t want, and so let me avoid participating in that,’” the senator went on. “I want that deterrence message sent.”
Which is to say, Slotkin and who knows how many other Democrats are hell and long gone from JFK’s idealistic call for young Americans of the day to “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”
Instead, as made clear by this Democrat United States Senator, the objective of modern-day Democrats should be to intimidate young Americans into refusing public service. It is no longer acceptable to follow JFK’s inspiring call to serve their country, idealistically thinking of a career in public service.
All of which can have the unintended effect of backfiring, serving as a call to young conservatives to get involved in politics — politics whether at the local, state, or national level. Or to get involved in the media, signing on to one of the seemingly limitless conservative websites that are spread throughout the Internet. Not to mention participating in the world of television or radio.
However, whatever today’s young Americans choose to do in the world of public service, they should make sure they choose to listen to the inspiring words of JFK — not the serious negativity and prosecution threats of Senator Slotkin.
Somewhere, JFK is shaking his head at just how far Democrats have strayed from his calls to “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”
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Amazing. But sadly, in this political climate, all too predictable.
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