[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Northwoods

So... No bumper stickers. No signs or stickers on cars or golf carts. OrangeBlossomBaby - Please go and talk to those people who park their anti-Trump carts with signs on the corner of 466A and Morse and tell them to stop shoving their opinion down everyone's throats. (Post when you're going to do this. I'd like to watch).

People have a right to their opinion. I might not agree with it. But I respect that they have a right to voice their opinion. I sort of thing that's what this country was founded on.

I don't care who's doing it. If you thrust it in other peoples' faces, expect pushback.

A bumper sticker can only be seen if you're fairly close to the back of a car. A flag (of ANY kind) is prominently displayed and visible up and down the street. The placards on the FRONT of the golf carts (again - no matter who they're supporting) are inane, because people are driving with those things, which means they are limiting their visibility, and that is stupid, careless, dangerous, and disrespectful.

People can play these stupid games with their flag wars. This guy is waving THIS flag, so their neighbor will wave THAT flag, and that offends the other guy who waves THOSE flags, which is offensive to the other neighbor, and so on and so forth, until the entire neighborhood is peeved at each other.

No one is going to change their minds about which party they're voting for in November. Raising a flag depicting your candidate on your flagpole is just making up for the lack of ability to raise something on a different flagpole, as far as I'm concerned.

[anothersteve]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I don't care who's doing it. If you thrust it in other peoples' faces, expect pushback.

A bumper sticker can only be seen if you're fairly close to the back of a car. A flag (of ANY kind) is prominently displayed and visible up and down the street. The placards on the FRONT of the golf carts (again - no matter who they're supporting) are inane, because people are driving with those things, which means they are limiting their visibility, and that is stupid, careless, dangerous, and disrespectful.

People can play these stupid games with their flag wars. This guy is waving THIS flag, so their neighbor will wave THAT flag, and that offends the other guy who waves THOSE flags, which is offensive to the other neighbor, and so on and so forth, until the entire neighborhood is peeved at each other.

No one is going to change their minds about which party they're voting for in November. Raising a flag depicting your candidate on your flagpole is just making up for the lack of ability to raise something on a different flagpole, as far as I'm concerned.

So.....no one should have an opinion or .....God forbid..express their opinion?
Steve

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Did it ever occur to you that your insistence on shoving your opinion into everyone else's face by putting a trump sticker on your mailbox door was disrespectful and intolerable?

The same question about the trump flag. If you impose your political opinion on everyone else, and demand that they respect it - then you're being intolerant, and intolerable.

Take that particular flag down, and that particular sticker off, and I'm sure all your troubles will end. Just like if I put a JoeBiden flag on my flagpole, I'd expect some idiot to do something stupid as a result. You kind of have to be asking for trouble when you pull stunts like that.

tl;dr: don't force your opinion on your neighbors, and your neighbors will stop forcing theirs on you.

In no way, shape or form is it okay to go on to someone's property and destroy something you disagree with. And to expect this type of behavior is even more troublesome.

[DanBrew]

I'm so sorry this happened to you and thank you for your service. Know that this anal oraface is already being punished by being who he/she is. Hate filled, evil people live a very tortured life.

[Pamelah]

Expressing an opinion verbally is one thing, flying a flag is beyond that!

[Aqtlow]

Thank you for your service on this memorial Day,
Trespassing is a crime, letting the flag touch the ground is a sin and if you don’t believe it ask my 4th grade teacher.
This person that did such a thing first is not a AMERICAN. Karma is a bitch, and the law is the law.
I am so sorry you have to live near such a SICK S O B.
He is just very mad that the only flag he can fly is a WHITE one. LOL.

[Ele201]

I thought The Villages was a protected retirement place, with “classy” neighbors. Guess I was wrong. NO One has a right to trespass on your lawn, and vandalize your flags. Period. What ever happened to live and let live?

[camaguey48]

The hate that is displayed daily is unbelievable. This is another example. This is the greatest country in the world in spite of those who want to bring her down for their own nefarious agenda.
Avoiding people who wish to harm your emotional health is not weakness, it's wisdom.
God Bless America and honor those who fought to protect her on this Memorial Day.

[Lsepanske@aol.com]

This is pathetic to have happen...sorry..... encourage you to fly our flag and endorse the President of your choice. It's called America and Freedom what we fought for.
Being a Veteran, I will be pleased to pay, donate to replace your loss as we stand together against these unbalanced individuals.
Install cameras, if you have not already done so.
Thank you for your service!!

[Aqtlow]

No I don’t think so, as long as it is under the America flag you may fly any flag you wish, sport team, state, service, collage, as long as it is not vulgar or Obscene . This is America and if you don’t stand for something y’all fall for anything, you don’t invite any body to do anything. , they who react in such law breaking actions SHOULD be punished. There is not a right way to do the wrong thing. Tks.

[GSDodge]

I am sorry to hear that I hope you have them on video. These people do not think rationally, they are emotional midgets and have been carried away to the point of attacking Americans. Very sad.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

[Aqtlow]

People with such thin skin need to grow up.
Learn to laugh, smile, enjoy life, agree to disagree NOT limit what they wish to display or not display, this is America.

[alfredpopcorn@gmail.com]

I think it could be a outside people . My friends Flagpole damages took a lot of physical ability to accomplished the crime . Time to have stricter entry - probably need for the Villages to somehow go private with internal roadways. Probably not due to the expense.

[Chloe Girl]

It's an election year and all this garbage starts again. What happened to respect for each other's views? The 2016 election was the worst I have ever seen and the scariest. Whoever did this was probably thinking what a great American he/she was to disrespect Trump. If we can't have free speech in this country without the fear of retaliation, where will it all end?