[canuckrefguy]

kenref1,

If you truly believe in the values you Americans so fervently claim to hold true, you will acknowledge this young lady's right to protest, even if to watch her protest makes every fibre of your being cry out in rage.

What you now know as the United State of America was founded on a frontier spirit that placed great value on community, but ultimately cherished individual freedoms. It's that principle that powered your triumph over the British, and every triumph after that. It's a cornerstone of your Constitution. It's exactly what those revered War Veterans were fighting for.

If you are a true believer in freedom you will tolerate someone who shouts, at the top of her lungs, something that you would devote a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.

This does not diminish your right to oppose her views. But you cannot invalidate them any more than she can do so to you.

Part of being American (and Canadian, for that matter) is recognizing that things which infuriate you are as much a part of freedom as things that inspire you.