by "Jcarr" (jcarr)
Published 08/14/2017 at 09:27
by "Jcarr" (jcarr)
Published 08/14/2017 at 09:27
Tags: Be Excellent
STARS: 31
UPDATE: It came in the mail today.
Ordered one of these yesterday to put in our yard.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/14/2017 at 09:30, STARS: 0
Excellent!
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
08/14/2017 at 09:32, STARS: 1
Link?
"EL_ULY" (uly)
08/14/2017 at 09:34, STARS: 2
+1
"Aremmes" (aremmes)
08/14/2017 at 09:38, STARS: 0
Some Philly area Republicans have put up this sign on their yards:
Their rationale? They felt offended by the “Hate Has No Home Here” signs. For reals.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
08/14/2017 at 09:40, STARS: 2
If you search “Glad you’re our neighbor sign” on Amazon a bunch come up. Here’s the link to the one I ordered: https://www.amazon.com/Were-Youre-Neighbor-Double-sided-H-stake/dp/B06X3SDGFY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1502717966&sr=8-2&keywords=glad+you%27re+our+neighbor+sign
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
08/14/2017 at 09:41, STARS: 4
The sign in and of itself isn’t so bad, the reasoning not so much.
"fintail" (fintail)
08/14/2017 at 09:43, STARS: 9
I bet if you randomly quizzed the sign owner about the constitution, you wouldn’t get correct answers (if not just cussed out and name-called to begin with).
Probably similar results about religious texts, or American history.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
08/14/2017 at 09:59, STARS: 2
Given that it’s republicans putting the sign up and given their “understanding” of god and the constitution, the sign is bad, haha. But I guess if you were a complete stranger to US politics this sign may not be so bad.
edit: didn’t mean to come across as accusatory of all republicans, sorry about that.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
08/14/2017 at 10:01, STARS: 7
Former registered Republican here (I switched to independent after Trump got the nomination).
We’re not all bad people. Plenty of intelligent, compassionate people who vote R.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
08/14/2017 at 10:03, STARS: 2
Probably very similar results for the religious texts. I read a sign the other day and it said something to the effect of “no matter if you are Muslim, gay, atheist, black, homeless, Christian, an addict, etc, love thy neighbor without exceptions, Jesus didn’t make any exceptions”
It was a sign outside of a church of some Christian denomination, they’ve got the right idea! Or at least... their sign does.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
08/14/2017 at 10:09, STARS: 5
“Plenty of intelligent, compassionate people who vote R.”
Yeah, I shouldn’t have made such a sweeping accusation. Although I would argue that anyone who voted for Trump does not fall under that definition, or if they do, they are extremely ignorant. Trump inspires neither compassion or intelligence.
I’m sad to admit that I am slightly disappointed in anyone that I know for a fact voted for him. Rationally I shouldn’t be, maybe, since our two party system is a damn disaster and it puts some people between a rock and a hard place. But COME ON, this guy?
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/14/2017 at 10:10, STARS: 2
Agreed - up until this past election, I have voted for a lot of R’s and D’s, depending on the candidate.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
08/14/2017 at 10:17, STARS: 7
“Love of only things we approve of live here.”
"fintail" (fintail)
08/14/2017 at 10:19, STARS: 0
An effort was made, that’s all one can expect these days.
There’s a progressive church near me with even better signage (a rainbow sign, mention of sanctuary, etc), but known as an open-minded establishment, so they might practice what they preach.
However, it seems anyone I’ve ever encountered who blabbers about being a constitutionalist or libertarian never seems to know the basis behind their claimed background.
"Aremmes" (aremmes)
08/14/2017 at 10:24, STARS: 0
EXACTLY THIS.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
08/14/2017 at 10:37, STARS: 3
yeah, we have all these labels: constitutionalist, libertarian, republican, conservative, democrat, progressive, liberal, etc, etc.
But some, probably many, of these people aren’t being human anymore. Proposing legislation that kills people, literally, conspiracy to commit murder is what the repeal of the ACA amounted to. Proposing legislation that is nothing but a tax cut for the rich, both in tax reform and health care reform. How do these people live with themselves. They’ve got this twisted sense of reality and with a straight face can feed you bullshit that makes it sound like it’s good policy. Sensible gun legislation, shot down every time because of lobbyists. Money, money, money. That’s what it’s all about these days, but it’s at the cost of lives, the well being of children and the well being of our society as a whole.
"fintail" (fintail)
08/14/2017 at 10:51, STARS: 1
The populace in Murka still suffers greatly from “temporarily embarrassed millionaire” syndrome, which makes them believe in trickle-down nonsense. They will sell themselves into ruin for the “rising tide” hope, where in reality it mostly just lifts yachts.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
08/18/2017 at 18:32, STARS: 3
I never would have thought a little yard sign could possibly affect me in any way other than annoyance, but these legitimately give me a warm feeling when I see them around my neighborhood, like: Yes, dammit, THIS is who we are.
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
08/18/2017 at 18:33, STARS: 2
Too bad their continued support for inherenly racist policies completely negates anything they may do personally.
Voting Democrat for the next few elections is the only way to remove the cancer. And then we would still have to address Democrats for the same issues, though nothing nearly so overt or horrid as what is going on now.
There is no perfect political party, but we do have one option that doesn’t support literal Nazis. So they aren’t the same in any way.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
08/18/2017 at 18:36, STARS: 1
Ok
"EL_ULY" (uly)
08/18/2017 at 18:44, STARS: 0
link for this item?
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
08/18/2017 at 18:48, STARS: 1
We’re Glad You’re Our Neighbor Yard Sign (Double-sided with H-stake) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X3SDGFY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_e72Lzb4WXXP25
"EL_ULY" (uly)
08/18/2017 at 18:56, STARS: 1
coooooooool! thnx duuuuude
"atfsgeoff" (atfsgeoff)
08/18/2017 at 18:56, STARS: 1
The only thing even close to a sign outside my home is a welcome mat that says
COME BACK WITH A WARRANT
"Maxima Speed" (maximaspeed)
08/18/2017 at 18:58, STARS: 0
I voted for him, but only in the general election, I felt like I was between a rock and a hard place, and chose the lesser of two evils. In the primaries I voted for someone else entirely. It was just a way to keep Hillary out.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
08/18/2017 at 19:01, STARS: 0
No prob!
"Maxima Speed" (maximaspeed)
08/18/2017 at 19:05, STARS: 0
Ha ha ha ha...... no. Sorry I have nothing meaningful to contribute I just wanted to laugh at you
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
08/18/2017 at 20:02, STARS: 0
When I first came back for summer from my school in southwest virginia to philadelphia suburbs, I saw a bunch of these signs everywhere and it reminded me how different people are around here.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
08/18/2017 at 22:19, STARS: 0
I know I found out a few of my family voted for him and it made me question their values and such.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
08/18/2017 at 22:22, STARS: 0
Trickle down and rising tide are really diametrically opposed if you think about it. Trickle down=rich get richer and maybe let some crumbs trickle down, whereas rising tide=give money to the lower class and they will spend it all and try to better themselves, but at least their money gets pumped right back into the local economy.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
08/18/2017 at 22:27, STARS: 0
The folly is thinking that any of the politicians have a clue what it’s like in the world we live in. These folks are so far removed from reality that they just can’t relate to the “common man”. They may feign some sort of empathy, but it’s hard to relate to folks that you no longer have anything in common with. Same can be said for upper and upper middle class relating to sub poverty folks, so it’s not just politicians, but they’re on a whole other level. When they can’t tell you what a lot of bread or a gallon of milk costs, or a gallon of gas for that matter, then I’d say they are pretty out of touch. This is both sides for sure. It just seems the republicans are more okay with it staying that way, but don’t make the mistake to think that the dems are looking out for you either.
"fintail" (fintail)
08/19/2017 at 00:54, STARS: 1
It was meant as snark - the line “a rising tide lifts all yachts” became a thing around the time Romney was a candidate (he might have used the original line, I don’t recall). Unfortunately, it seems to work in practice about as well as trickle down theory - even with improved economic conditions overall, a very small subset is reaping nearly all of the rewards. And now the Rs want to try it again, Something something do the same thing expect different results definition of insanity etc.
"yamahog" (yamahog)
08/19/2017 at 22:55, STARS: 2
That’s not very excellent of you
"Maxima Speed" (maximaspeed)
08/19/2017 at 23:12, STARS: 0
What can I say, I’m a savage.
"yamahog" (yamahog)
08/20/2017 at 14:36, STARS: 0
No, but you’ll be on time out if you pull that again.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
08/21/2017 at 08:33, STARS: 0
“It was just a way to keep Hillary out.”
No, it was a way to bring Trump in. In the US, unfortunately, a vote for a 3rd party is a wasted vote. Not saying a 3rd party can’t stand a chance, but they definitely didn’t stand a chance in the last election. It would take someone very special.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
08/21/2017 at 08:33, STARS: 0
laugh at me for what?
"Maxima Speed" (maximaspeed)
08/21/2017 at 08:47, STARS: 0
I made an immature response to something I disagreed with, I should have specified and discussed where I differed. I do apologize for that. Hopefully later today I can make a proper response.
"Maxima Speed" (maximaspeed)
08/21/2017 at 08:53, STARS: 0
I didn’t explain well. During the party votes I voted for Ben Carson, who is the one I wanted to become president. However during the final election I chose to vote for my party in order to keep the opposing party candidate out.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
08/21/2017 at 09:07, STARS: 0
Ben Carson? Wow. Have you ever watched him talk? Or lose track of his luggage (I know this is a cliche example)? It’s painful.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
08/21/2017 at 09:07, STARS: 0
I appreciate it!