Ask not what the US can do for you, but what you can do for the US. Isn't this the exact same scenario you're claiming? Your friends should take personal respo

Ask not what the US can do for you, but what you can do for the US. Isn't this the exact same scenario you're claiming? Your friends should take personal responsibility instead of asking the government to bend to them. No? (I'm trying to understand your logic here and how it applies to multiple circumstances. I think they're incongruous here, but I don't understand why.)