Luckily for them they are in a country that believes in the right to free speech
Lucky?? That was, historically, won by protest in various form, beginning with Magna Carta, and progressing through The Levelers into the Enlightenment and the mass protests of the Industrial Revolution.
Freedom of Speech was never won by luck, nor was it freely given.
Free speech along with other democratic entitlements have been hard won in Britain as elsewhere.
“Free speech, then, is not merely a gift bestowed on us by judges and government ministers. Free speech and what it means and entails depends on people coming together in order to test its limits. A healthy democracy demands this.”
Dr. John Roberts
Occasional Essays | Speakers Corner Trust
For the record, I believe that if it wasn't for the nuclear deterrent, none of us would be here now, after the Cuban Crisis.
But I also believe in the right to protest even if I don't agree with the protesters. I also believe in the humane treatment of everybody, protesters, serving personnel and civilians, even pongos, but especially elderly ex-Tiffies.
Tone