Our country was founded on independent ideas. Each individual has the right to their opinion whether you agree with it or not. If we all followed blindly, we would be in a tremendous mess. Look at Germany in the 1930s. I consider myself a patriotic American. I love this country and what it stands for. It is the best country in the world. I would never live anywhere else. But, we have a right to speak our minds without being called names. Whatever the topic is. The conservative right does not beleive this. I believe we do. So a protest of anything is a priviledge that makes this country great. Let's listen to each other. We may learn something.