Jmillman is hopeful because neighbor's big ass Trump sign went down yesterday
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The image you see here belongs is a part of the house across the street from me and is the giant middle finger that I’ve woken up to every day since the middle of February. In spite of everything that had transpired from his campaign to his election to that mid-February day including all the endless lies, the racism, the xenophobia, kids in cages, “very fine people,” the corruption, the criminal conduct, everything that is way too long to even name, the people who live there put that first sign up right before the coronavirus was a real threat to our nation and before Joe Biden became our presumptive nominee. It wasn’t long after that sign was later joined by a second Trump sign with an American flag sandwiched in the middle. Red Christmas lights and individual spotlights would later act as ornaments to the signs that were practically begging the neighborhood to “LOOK AT US.” It was a display that had the same tone and tenor of an ALL CAPS Trump Twitter rant at whatever or whoever hurt his delicate and deranged fee-fees at that point in time.
For a little context on why it has been so jarring to see that sign, the street I live on is wide and a lot of people and their families use it to go for a walk, jog, or bike ride. I live in a mostly blue state but with plenty of shades of purple. We’re also a very friendly neighborhood as well. There are a lot of families from a number of backgrounds, many of whom are 1st or 2nd generation immigrants to the country. When we’re outside there’s always a smile and a friendly hello. What we lack are gratuitous displays of political causes, leanings or affiliations. Except for this one house directly in my daily view.
That ended yesterday.
As I went outside for a moment in the afternoon, I noticed that the signs weren’t there anymore. The signs, the flag, the lights, all of it had been taken down. In the wake of everything that has been happening, this felt like a small victory that I desperately needed. I remain skeptical that they will remain down but in the 24 hours after I first noticed to writing this, nothing is back up on that fence.
The signs are gone.
From February until yesterday this house and the family that lives in it continued the very visible, unwavering and unabashed public support for Trump. 100,000 dead Americans didn’t change that. Millions unemployed and an economy ruined didn’t change that. The murder of George Floyd and the protests that followed didn’t change that.
But I do believe that Trump’s photo-op at St. John’s Church may have finally done it.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/6/4/1950426/-The-Signs-are-Gone-A-Small-Personal-Piece-of-Hope-That-Trump-Has-Lost?utm_campaign=trending
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During the 2016 campaign, I saw exactly 2 Trump bumper stickers, one on a truck that I was behind at a light and a second on an SUV that I made a point of passing, just so I could see who actually felt this way! It was an elderly couple eating ice cream cones... 
But then in late summer I was invited up north several miles to a gathering of women by one of them who lives in a very rural area, beautiful country, in a log cabin by a stream. I live in a somewhat rural area of NE New York, near the mountains, just south of Lake George, so we get a lot of tourists, but the area I drove to is much more isolated, cabins and trailer parks near a series of small lakes and pretty sparsely populated during the off season.
And to my shock and surprise, I suddenly encountered entire yards full of Trump signs! I was totally blown away, got pretty lost, but I didn't even dare to stop for directions - I waited till I finally got cell coverage, called my friend and she offered to meet me, but successfully talked me in.
I haven't been back there since, but I can't help wondering what the atmosphere is up there these days, considering the news that's dominating the country. They've got to be suffering since with this pandemic the number of seasonal tourists that make up their economy is likely way down. But I'm not going back to check... 
Thanks for posting this bit of hope that times are changing! 
