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Do those yard signs signal virtue or stupidity?
The Aspen Beat ^
| April 27, 2021
| Glenn K. Beaton
Posted on 04/28/2021 2:34:01 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
On a recent walk, I came across a neighborhood littered with the yard sign in this photo. It seems the provocative platitudes we’ve seen on bumper stickers for a century have now taken root in our yards.
And for the same reason: To tell the world that the sign-planter holds wonderful beliefs that he’s willing to impose upon and attribute to the rest of his family. It’s surely not because the sign-planter thinks he’s persuading anyone of the rightness of his position, as if the neighbors reading the sign will say to themselves, “Gee, ‘Democracy dies in darkness’ is a great point. I’d never thought of it that way.”
OK, people preen. And leftists impose their beliefs on others. It’s what they do. But this one is stupid.
First, “Science is Real” is gibberish. The issue is not whether science is real or fake. The issue is whether enough data has been collected, sorted and analyzed correctly to arrive at a factual explanation for the particular subject under investigation. Science is not a thing, but a methodology. Science is the process of collecting data and rigorously analyzing it to understand a natural phenomenon.
To say “Science is Real” shows a fundamental lack of understanding about science. It’s like saying, “anthropology is real” or “chemistry is real.” I’ve known many scientists and not one has ever said, “Science is Real.”....
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To: CheshireTheCat
I’d like to make some of my own:
“Virtue-signalling slogan *HERE”
“I’m better than you because I have this sign”
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posted on
04/28/2021 6:01:22 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
To: the OlLine Rebel
Take that graphic to your local non-woke sign shop? Get them to fix the misspelling.
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posted on
04/28/2021 6:13:39 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: CheshireTheCat; left that other site
I love and second the comment from another poster years ago about the “Hate” signs (which I’m sure applies to ALL leftist signs):
They are the most sanctimonious, smarmy, holier-than-thou, Pharisaical, judgemental, hypocritical, snooty, snobby, supercilious, examples of virtue signaling I have ever seen in my entire life!
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posted on
04/28/2021 6:17:00 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
To: the OlLine Rebel
They are the most sanctimonious, smarmy, holier-than-thou, Pharisaical, judgemental, hypocritical, snooty, snobby, supercilious, examples of virtue signaling I have ever seen in my entire life!
That sounds like ME! :-) I tend to be rather introspective and timid with my opinions HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
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posted on
04/28/2021 6:20:30 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
To: CheshireTheCat
Simple answer: “virtue signaling” is a sign of stupidlty (aka “liberalism”).
To: wardaddy
Remember the bugzapper thread? Dozens of wokepack fauxconservatives insisting that all those self-immolaters were “good freepers” and exemplary conservatives. It was a wakeup call for Jimrob.
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posted on
04/28/2021 6:22:53 PM PDT
by
Kevmo
(The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
To: left that other site
You are famous now because someone pointed it out here in another thread, I found it myself (use keywords), and I pasted it to another local neighbor here when we were having arguments with neighbors on NextDoor about their sanctimonious signs!
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posted on
04/28/2021 6:29:05 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
To: the OlLine Rebel
I feel so validated! LOL!
When I see a plethora of BLM signs in a toney neighborhood, I look up the demographics of the town (just for laughs).
The Town of Duxbury, MA seemed to have the most signs so I looked it up. The TOWN HAS ZERO% BLACK PEOPLE
Seriously.
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posted on
04/28/2021 6:37:56 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
To: ALPAPilot
LOL!
One of these days I’m just make myself a F OFF! sign and be done with it.
:D
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posted on
04/28/2021 6:46:23 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
To: wardaddy
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posted on
04/28/2021 6:53:20 PM PDT
by
Kevmo
(The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
To: DannyTN
Truth sounds like hate to those who hate the Truth.
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posted on
04/28/2021 10:39:26 PM PDT
by
Kevmo
(The tree of liberty is thirsty.)
To: left that other site
I would love it if some black conservatives went to these neighborhoods wearing a hidden camera and did something like asked for a “reparation” payment or made the occupants come outside and kneel and say a pledge to BLM.
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posted on
04/29/2021 5:46:38 AM PDT
by
CheshireTheCat
("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
To: CheshireTheCat
I’d pay money to see THAT! :-)
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posted on
04/29/2021 5:50:58 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
To: left that other site
They could probably make a killing with a YouTube or Rumble Channel called:
B.L.A.C.K.
Brothers Laughing at Crackers Kissing Up
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posted on
04/29/2021 6:16:10 AM PDT
by
CheshireTheCat
("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
To: CheshireTheCat
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posted on
04/29/2021 6:36:07 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
To: CheshireTheCat
Here's an experiment you might want to try. Knock on the door of one of these houses with the "hate has no home" signs, identify yourself as a Trump supporter, and ask if they will sign a petition to force a forensic audit of the previous election.
You will quickly find that hate has a home there after all.
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posted on
04/29/2021 6:40:36 AM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(By stealing Trump's second term, the Left gets Trump for 8 more years instead of just four.)
To: SamAdams76
Great idea! You go first. Don’t forget the body armor.
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posted on
04/29/2021 6:42:51 AM PDT
by
who knows what evil?
(Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
To: SamAdams76
Hmm.
I have actually been tempted to see if people would sign a petition to put Trump voters in concentration camps.
I wish I had a black friend who would be game for this sort of thing or could talk S.O., who can look pretty ambiguous (South American, Indian- both our continent and Asia, Mexican, Arab, North African) after being out in the sun too long, into accompanying me.
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posted on
04/29/2021 6:47:28 AM PDT
by
CheshireTheCat
("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
To: Retrofitted
“In this house we believe that
Simplistic platitudes
Trite tautologies
And semantically overloaded aphorisms
Are poor substitues
For respectful and rational discussions
About complex issues” Soon as the lefties get back from the library, you're toast.
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posted on
04/29/2021 7:09:13 AM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(⭐⭐To the left, truth is right-wing extremism.⭐⭐)
To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...
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posted on
04/29/2021 9:51:59 AM PDT
by
bitt
(People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable.)
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