When, if ever, can we be America again?

Is someone putting tape on your mouth... I don't see anyone actually limiting your speech.

SFC Collin McMillion I disagree with some of your statements of things we cannot do:

1. "We cannot look at a woman." - Not true. Look all you want. However, if you are leering or staring or making a woman uncomfortable, you should expect to be called out on it. In today's America, actions have consequences - even if those actions are simply staring at someone to the point where they are uncomfortable.

2. "Much less try to make contact." - It's ok to try and make contact. It's not ok to interrupt a woman from whatever she wants to do so that you can take your shot with her. If she's receptive or in the mood for contact, she'll make herself available to it. What we CAN'T do is expect everyone else to be wanting and waiting for your contact.

3. "Can't speak our mind unless it's totally neutral... if we don't agree, we violate their rights." - Not true. Happens all the time. I see it every day. However, the difference now is that EVERYONE can speak their mind - and everyone feels more empowered to speak their mind contrary as well. If you speak your mind, you can expect someone to disagree - and that's ok - that IS America. If you don't agree, you aren't violating their rights - but if you discriminate against someone, THEN you might be violating their rights.

4. "Our country was born out of certain rights...not out of total acceptance because some lame little group says we have to follow their rules." - Well, really, didn't people come to the US because THEY were the "lame little group" who didn't want to follow the rules? Weren't the Founders the "lame little group" who didn't want to follow the rules?

5. "I am my own man, live my own life, love and fought for this country, reserve the right to like or dislike anyone and anything I want." - We agree on this. Has someone stopped you from doing this? Or have they just made you feel uncomfortable or bad because of it?

6. "There used to be the thing, "America, love it or leave it"". - If that WAS a thing - it never should have been a thing. It's in complete opposition to the values of the founding of America. Blind loyalty to a nation and leader was never part of the plan.

7. "Now if you don't love it, join a radical group and make it wrong." - OR - maybe it's 'If you don't love it, join a group, and make it RIGHT.' THAT's true strength of America - the ability to correct course and make things better. There's no value in "LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT". There IS value is "Hey, if something is wrong, work to make it better. Don't accept bad things just because that's how they are."

The United States perpetually changes, generation to generation. I also don’t like a lot of stuff happening these days, but I’m getting older. It’s no coincidence that my parents think I was a manic. But my grandparents thought the same thing about them. And I can only imagine the look on my great grandfathers face when my grandmother decided she would be wearing pants instead of a dress every day.

Change is one of the fundamental truths of America.