(09-26-2017, 06:50 AM)navyjagfan Wrote: My girlfriend is Filipino and came to the U.S. from the Philippines 16 years ago.  She is amazed at the protests because she her biggest desire growing up as a child was to come to America, the land of opportunity, the greatest country in the world.   She would never show such disrespect to the American flag and national anthem, as she holds them sacred and is so grateful for the things she has compared to what she would have in the Philippines. 

For the people complaining about America, go live overseas for a while and it makes you appreciate American that much more.  When you see the crime, the poverty, the hopelessness - and compare that to the wealth and opportunity in America,  you would never protest again.

Do you include all protest in that grand statement of yours?   This country was born in protest.  How about the Boston Tea Party?  Ever heard of that?  People have been protesting since before this country was born.  The entire history of this country is a history of protest.

Never protest again? That's a dumb statement.

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