When we are kids, we plaster our walls with pictures of whatever celebrity we have devoted our young hearts to but, as we get older, our tastes change and we start to tear down those posters and go a little more minimal with our wall coverings. But, some adults are still prone to excess and fanaticism. As I was headed out of my subdivision this morning, I passed the adult version of fanaticism. In front of one of the houses was no less than 10 Presidential/Vice Presidential candidate signs. I am all for you supporting whomever you believe will make the best leader of our great country but, really? 10 signs? Is that necessary? Just one tells us who you will be voting for and what side of the fence you sit on. 10 tells us you are ridiculous. 10 signs in such a small surface area tells us you are tacky and probably a bit unreasonable. 10 signs tells us that we need to stay far away from you in any political conversation because you will likely be the person who starts yelling and who can't hold a civil conversation. 10 signs is very much like standing in your front yard and screaming your candidates' names at each car that drives by.
You are a big girl and boy now. Moderation is key.
All that being said, I have asked myself if I would be as offended and annoyed if the signs had my candidates' names on them. And, I have come to the conclusion that, yes, I would be as offended. In fact, I would be embarrassed because that many signs makes me think they and their party are pushy. I like to think of my side of the fence as a reasonable group of people. There is passionate support and then there is overbearing, in-your-face obnoxious support. Stop embarrassing yourself and your party by throwing it in everyones' faces.
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