2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Republican yard signs in your area: More? or Less? [View all]Native
(5,960 posts)less Repub signs for sure, and other than my yard sign, I've only seen one other Obama sign IN THE ENTIRE TOWN (at least the parts I frequent). Our house has been egged, but our sign is still in our yard. I can't go to the gym without overhearing talk about our Muslim president, and I've gotten in a couple of verbal arguments there as well. I tend to avoid saying anything, but when someone starts spouting pure hate, that's when I chime in. Funny, they never have an argument for any of the facts I present, but they keep spewing the hate talk regardless. I'm a woman and the arguments I've been getting in are with older men. Some of their comments have been so disgusting that they've actually felt bad enough afterward to come and apologize to me in the gym prior to leaving. One guy was even cornered by several others and told to calm down. That's how much hate I live with in my town. Not surprising though considering we have politically powerful men living here who are part of neo-Nazi type groups, and there was some serious talk after Obama was first elected about plans to take him down. Never a dull moment!