{"id":498,"date":"2024-10-19T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T05:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/19\/bumper-stickers-and-yard-signs\/"},"modified":"2024-10-19T05:43:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T05:43:00","slug":"bumper-stickers-and-yard-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2024\/10\/19\/bumper-stickers-and-yard-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bumper Stickers and Yard Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"

As November 5th approaches, I am seeing a lot of them, especially yard signs. I myself prefer to 'go gray<\/a>' inasmuch as such signage will reliably trigger emotions, but never persuade anyone to change his position.  Suppose you have good relations with your neighbor across the street. You share some interests, but have never talked politics.  You display a Trump-Vance sign. He sees it, and thinks to himself, "I thought Ron was a nice guy, but what sort of person would vote for Hitler?"  What did you accomplish by putting up the yard sign?  Nothing, and you've made things slightly worse.<\/span><\/p>\n

"But shouldn't you stand up for what you believe in?"<\/span><\/p>\n

Generally speaking, yes. But there are more effective and prudent ways of proceeding.  Vote, encourage your like-minded friends to vote, try to persuade open-minded fence-sitters, make a campaign contribution.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are also safety considerations, especially if you have a family to protect.  Take a gander at this<\/a>, seeing once again  just how vicious, vile, and dangerous our political enemies can be.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Trump supporters in Pennsylvania are reportedly being targeted with threatening letters from radical leftists, warning them that their visible support for the former President could lead to dire consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Residents with Trump signs in their yards, particularly in Philadelphia, have reported receiving disturbing letters through the U.S. Postal Service, complete with fake Trump campaign letterheads, Post Millenial<\/a> first reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

The threatening letters, which start off as a seemingly benign \u201cthank you\u201d note for being engaged in the electoral process, quickly devolve into dark, ominous threats.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One Trump voter, Janet from Penn Valley, shared her harrowing experience to Post Millenial.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

After proudly displaying Trump signs in her yard, she received one of these letters, filled with hateful rhetoric and explicit threats to her family and property.<\/span><\/p>\n

The unsettling message was far from an isolated incident. Janet, who reported the matter to the Lower Merion Police, revealed that other Trump supporters in her area had received similar letters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local law enforcement, however, has been unable to pursue the matter further, as the letters were delivered through the mail without any available video evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite this, Trump supporters in the area have confirmed that this intimidation campaign is widespread, with reports of the same threatening letter being delivered both by mail and without postage directly into mailboxes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The letter, which opens with pleasantries, swiftly transitions into a vitriolic condemnation of Trump supporters, labeling the former President a \u201cfelon, rapist, desecrator,\u201d and blaming him for political violence in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read it all.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As November 5th approaches, I am seeing a lot of them, especially yard signs. I myself prefer to 'go gray' inasmuch as such signage will reliably trigger emotions, but never persuade anyone to change his position.  Suppose you have good relations with your neighbor across the street. You share some interests, but have never talked … Continue reading “Bumper Stickers and Yard Signs”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,29,44,72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs","category-political-ponerology","category-political-tactics","category-sage-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}