Do those yard signs signal virtue or stupidity?

The Aspen Beat ^ | April 27, 2021 | Glenn K. Beaton

[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.”....

[the OlLine Rebel]

I’d like to make some of my own:

“Virtue-signalling slogan *HERE”

“I’m better than you because I have this sign”

[FreedomPoster]

Take that graphic to your local non-woke sign shop? Get them to fix the misspelling.

[the OlLine Rebel]

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!

[left that other site]

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!!!!

[Disambiguator]

Simple answer: “virtue signaling” is a sign of stupidlty (aka “liberalism”).

[Kevmo]

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.

[the OlLine Rebel]

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!

[left that other site]

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.

[Salamander]

LOL!

One of these days I’m just make myself a F OFF! sign and be done with it.

:D

[Kevmo]

Bugzapper thread
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1821435/posts

[Kevmo]

Truth sounds like hate to those who hate the Truth.

[CheshireTheCat]

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.

[left that other site]

I’d pay money to see THAT! :-)

[CheshireTheCat]

They could probably make a killing with a YouTube or Rumble Channel called:

B.L.A.C.K.

Brothers Laughing at Crackers Kissing Up

[left that other site]

I like that idea.

[SamAdams76]

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.

[who knows what evil?]

Great idea! You go first. Don’t forget the body armor.

[CheshireTheCat]

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.

[TangoLimaSierra]

“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.

[bitt]

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#sickofthesepeople