why do people say its free speech when mostly  the ones protesting are not American citizens,but foreigners?
410540
because America was built on free speech but are dumbass politicians are more worried about money.
350252
so that americans are not ruled by foreigners
500105
Some of them...\n\nBut Americans are being brainwashed, as Mr Nice Guy said. They tend to believe everything the media tells them, without questioning, not realizing that the media isnt really free, its controlled by the government. So much for free speech...
728114
I have learned that it is not the American people that the rest of the world doens't like, it's the politics and policies of the government.  Sometimes it comes across as anti-american.  I do wish that the ones who are saying these things would get to know some Americans as you have.  There are good and bad from everywhere.
10821
well they might be condemners of usa or probably just don't like the government of feel that the nation is corrupt.\nor maybe bigots who don't believe that humans can do such a thing
275010
See, I can't help but laugh at the answers above mine.  One calls democrats traitors, and feels better working under Bush. The other calls it unamerican to not show support.  Yet, the reality is that being an american means you are free. It doesn't mean that you have to blindly follow your leaders, it means if you disagree, you have the right to express your disagreement.  However, nowadays if you do express your opinion and it happens to be in disagreement, then you become a pariah.  Look at what happened to the Dixie Chicks for critizicing the president.  Where is the freedom of expression then?
454146
Because people hate what they don't know. It's really sad to see Americans say some things they do on here. It shows just how narrow minded we can be. It's a disgrace, and they're the ones who probably claim to be the most patriotic. Which is nothing but bs. Part of what makes this country so great is the diversity. Instead of such racism, they should show an eagerness to learn.
658362
I don't think illegals of other nationalities realize that Mexican illegals are only protesting for other Mexican illegals.\nIt seems they care only for themselves. Not their host country or their country of origin.
841796
Although we have free speech in America if our speech incites a riot or if it is reasonable to assume that what you say could incite others to do harm or break the law then there can be legal repercussions.  The reason this so seldom happens though is because it has to be proved that the actions of others were the direct and sole result of the words or actions of another and this can be hard to do.
62712
Just because you have freedom of speech, if you're saying things that challenge people's believes, the status quo or things people just don't want to hear, then the freedom of speech doesn't protect you against retaliation from certain people.  Most of the time people retaliate by speaking back, such as in a debate or a peaceful rally.  Sometimes, people are so upset or feel their beliefs are being so challenged that they kill the source of the 'offending' speech.
889277
This country supports democracy. Part of democracy is saying what you feel in any form as long as it doesn't defame someone's character or break a law. Freedom of speech is everyone's right in this country---you don't have to agree with it.
887563
If you live in the US, others have died to give you the right of freedom of speech.  That's how people are able to bash the president, government, religion, etc.
868995
Because American citizens are rude and demanding.  If European people can tell the difference between a Canadian and a American by talking to them, the there is a problem.  They don't want you to stop existing, just to shut-up.
823005
The thing that disturbs me the most, is that the government can say things like "Liberty, Freedom, Democracy"...and the american public actually believes it.\n\nAs people living in North America, sure comparatively we have a huge amount of freedom - but a lot of that material freedom depends on the resources of so many countries.\n\nThe standard of living that we enjoy doesn't come from nowhere, so in that sense, from that perspective we are not totally free. So when the U.S. goes to war to protect its interest, and uses the words like freedom, liberty, democracy - they aren't totally lying, nor are they totally telling the truth.\n\nGetting a bit philosophical here, but i think the as people living in industrial nations, we have to reduce our dependency at home, so that words like freedom and liberty actually have some relevance.
504810
A difficult question.\n\nI do notice that a lot of the public response that I heard or read (especially in letters to the editor) seemed to indicate that most Americans don't understand that our constitution gives anyone who is physically present inside our borders, whether or not a citizen, the right to peacefully assemble and to express their opinion. \n\nMoreover, they further fail to understand that our Founding fathers regarded such expressions of divergent opinion to be not merely things to be tolerated but a positive good that makes a valuable contribution to public understanding of issues.\n\nThere has always been a streak of nativist bigotry in America. They even had a party of their own back in the 19th century which was popularly called the "Know Nothings." I see from some of the answers here that, sadly, they live on.
940646
We are indeed all people.\nIt's just that when thousands of organized protesters wave foreign flags while shouting anti-American slogans swarm the streets of our country.......well,  we tend to take that somewhat offensively
324335
Well, now days anything can happen if you say the wrong thing and offend somebody. But I agree. Where did the rights of freedom of speech go? And I always wondered why we have to allow blacks into our colleges, but they can dissallow whites into theirs. Isn't that racist? So it's okay for them to be but we can't? Other nationalities have different cultures, therefore we get into different negative situations. If we have to allow for their differences,they shouldn't take advantage of it. They should in the first place realize they came from their country to the United States. They need to follow our country rules, they are not here to start their own country in the middle of ours.