Responsibility For America

We as Americans should try to live by this quote “Ask not what your country can do for you, Ask what you can do for your country”. Every citizen's responsibility to America is to keep their interests in the best interests of our nation. Many, if not all, Americans only think about how they can benefit themselves, and their own personal pursuits. They all fail to realize the most beneficial thing to themselves, and their children and grandchildrens lives, is to always put your nation's interests before their own. As Americans we should all realize that we need to put our country's interests before ours. My generation is one that only thinks of themselves and what can benefit them. We all need to start working together so we can live in a prosperous, …show more content…
Your Government should be trying to do what is best for all American Citizens, and staying true to the constitution. If our Government gets even more corrupt, and more anti-constitutional we need to rise up, and do what our Founders would have done. If they were around today, they would have already had a revolution and made changes. We need to understand that putting your responsibility towards America, it does not mean that we should always support the actions of our government. Our founders lived by this, they loved their nation, and where they came from. But the moment they noticed their leaders and …show more content…
They represent all of the blood spilt, and sacrifices made financially, personally, and physically to preserve our nation and its constitution. There are groups today who disrespect both, and spread lies saying they only represent and are symbolic of discrimination. Groups such as these need to either read history, or actually experience what they stand for. Many of those who think this way are just ignorant, and have to find the simplest things to get upset for. One thing that annoys me the most, is the people who either kneel while the anthem is being sung, or kneel while they are singing it. They believe they are making a difference, but in reality, they are just making themselves look idiotic and disrespectful. If they honestly think the United States is that bad, and discriminatory, they need to spend a weekend in North Korea, or another third world country. Our flag and anthem are both something symbolic to the sacrifices made, and do not need to be taken lightheartedly, and disrespected. We are one of the freest nations in the world, and the disrespect these people show to our nation would not be tolerated in many other