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jimlup

(7,968 posts)
Fri Nov 20, 2020, 09:07 AM Nov 2020

Someone stole my Biden-Harris Sign

Someone stole my Biden-Harris Sign directly from my front lawn.

My plan was to leave it up until tRump conceeded or Biden was sworn in, whichever came first. Apparently, it made someone angry enough that they had to take the time to sneak up to my lawn (apparently in the middle of the night as I checked yesterday evening and there until this morning) and steal my sign.

I live in a deep blue area of Michigan but clearly we have our share of haters. I am thinking of replacing it with a message added that if the sign is stolen, it will result in an additional donation of $25 to the Democratic Party.

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hlthe2b

(102,105 posts)
1. Yet the handful of households near me with multiple Trump signs still up are left alone...
Fri Nov 20, 2020, 09:10 AM
Nov 2020

I walk by there with the pup, hoping they were gone, but nope. As tempted as I might be to do something, I simply give the signs the finger and move along

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
2. Why would you be tempted?
Fri Nov 20, 2020, 09:40 AM
Nov 2020

It’s as stupid for us to do it as it is for them to do it.

A few signs remain around my town, for both sides. No one has bothered them.

I really don’t get how a sign can cause such a reaction - stealing it doesn’t change the mind of the person who displays it.

I can’t imagine flipping a bird at a sign.

hlthe2b

(102,105 posts)
3. Have you ever heard of "venting?" or "catharis" or "passive reaction?" What the hell?
Fri Nov 20, 2020, 09:41 AM
Nov 2020

I'm not hurting ANYONE or ANYTHING. NOR WOULD I. Humans HAVE momentary thoughts that reflect discomfort, yet most would never act on them. Once the thought is processed they are discarded as inappropriate. SO what IS your problem?

I find those who do not reflect on nor examine their feelings--both "good" and "bad"-- as far more problematic.

Gothmog

(144,886 posts)
4. In Texas you have to take political signs down 10 days after the election
Fri Nov 20, 2020, 09:44 AM
Nov 2020

Someone stole my Biden/Harris sign the Sunday before the election

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