There was a time when candidate signs on front lawns meant it was the political season and people were participating. The down side: visual pollution. But, hey, we all know democracy can be untidy. The overriding point: it’s about being involved.
Now, it seems like further evidence of ubiquitous polarization.
I’d rather see a Public Notice sign than a literal, in-your-face reminder that a neighbor is an ideological counter–and that we’re societally worse off for his support of, say, Rick Scott or Pam Bondi. Makes it harder to small talk about the weather, the Rays and the Bucs when you’ve been viscerally reminded, yet again, of unhelpful views on high-speed rail, Medicaid expansion and same-sex marriage.