I was walking around my neighborhood this morning and along a main thoroughfare through town (overall a very liberal county in Ohio). I saw several Joe Biden yard signs and a few other local Democratic campaign signs. Some Biden sign locations had rainbow flags and some had references to Black Lives Matter or George Floyd. Others had no other political/social messages other than support for Biden.
Then I came across a yard that had two two-sided Trump/Pence campaign signs in the front yard. All four signs were vandalized with "BLM" spray painted over the sign:
I am far from undecided with my vote - which should be no secret here - so this in and of itself is not going to sway my decision. But stuff like this just makes me shake my head and
if I was undecided, this kind of crap would definitely sway my decision in the direction of Trump. It is something so insignificant, yet speaks volumes. The mantra of the liberal left = "Free speech, opinions, and respect for others' property only matter if we are in agreement. If I oppose them, then I can disregard and vandalize to my heart's content." This is a microcosm of the BLM riots and vandalism.
Last fall we had a local "politician" (I use that term very loosely as he was also a convicted rapist of an under age girl and a deadbeat who has been dodging many monetary civil legal judgments pending against him) who had somehow been previously elected as a city commissioner. He was running for re-election and had many blind supporters, but also several detractors (including the editor of the local newspaper). I had a personal/professional beef with this guy and so I very much wanted to see him lose. Every time I saw one of his campaign signs, it made me sick to my stomach that he was trying to impose his will on local politics, but I refrained from taking any unlawful action against his lying campaign signs.
It turns out that this jerk filed police complaints against several people that he suspected (no proof - just his suspicions) had stolen or vandalized his campaign signs.
Knowing what I know of this guy, he would have been fully on board with the vandalism I photographed above, but was a whiny crybaby when he felt people were disposing his own signs. I thank God that he was not re-elected to serve on our city commission. I hope Joe and Kamala falter as well.
I also hope that the fella who placed the signs above has a Ring doorbell or some kind of security cameras at his house. Most likely the vandal cowards did this deed under the cover of darkness and will not be found or prosecuted. But here's hoping for some karma.