Neighbor has Trump sign

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would scare me off for sure. Who wants to live next to a neo-nazi? If I were you, I'd wait until Nov 9 to put up the for sale sign.

+1

[Anonymous]

That would be a big "NOPE - NEXT!" for me. I don't want to be trapped living next to idiots.

[Anonymous]

On November 9th, at midnight, the sign disappears. The end.

Seriously, this is what I'd do.

[Anonymous]

I'm a minority and nothing gives me greater joy than invading the space of bigots. I'd be lifting up the block, and I'd much prefer that to contributing to the gentrification of a poorer neighborhood. So no, it wouldn't deter me. Maybe those neighbors would learn a thing or two about minorities by living next to us. We'd have them eating our tacos/baklava/curry in the backyard in no time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a ridiculous question, but I do look at Trump signs the way I do Confederate Flags. At this point in his campaign, publicly affiliating yourself with Trump isn't just about politics - it's about a whole worldview that I want nothing to do with.

+1 I feel the same way

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[Anonymous]

When Obama was running for office, I put a sign up on our lawn. The neighbors were selling their house at the time and we heard from another neighbor that apparently, our sign was a point of contention although no one ever confronted us about it. Our neighbor's house sold quickly to a lovely (republican) couple. Just ignore the sign.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG. FFS - No. I'm as progressive, pro-HRC, pro-Dem as they come. But just no.

Agreed.

--another bleeding-heart feminist vegetarian liberal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When Obama was running for office, I put a sign up on our lawn. The neighbors were selling their house at the time and we heard from another neighbor that apparently, our sign was a point of contention although no one ever confronted us about it. Our neighbor's house sold quickly to a lovely (republican) couple. Just ignore the sign.

OBAMA =/= TRUMP

[Anonymous]

I would not ask them to remove the sign, but I would delay putting my house on the market until after the election, if possible. I personally would not want to buy a house where the next-door neighbor is an overt Trump supporter, and I'm a white middle-aged woman who is politically moderate. It would turn me off and make me wonder if I could have a cordial relationship with my neighbor, possibly even a friendship at some point. Granted, there are many Trump supporters out there, but if someone is willing to put a sign in their yard then yes, I would think twice about living next door to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When Obama was running for office, I put a sign up on our lawn. The neighbors were selling their house at the time and we heard from another neighbor that apparently, our sign was a point of contention although no one ever confronted us about it. Our neighbor's house sold quickly to a lovely (republican) couple. Just ignore the sign.

Republicans tend to be very open with living around and socializing with people of all kinds of religious and political beliefs.

Liberals do not. They tend to want to shrink their worlds to only people who think and believe just like them.

That is where OP is running into a problem woth the roughly half of liberal potential buyers, where your neighbor did not have the same issue since republicans are okay with diversity of thought in their neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When Obama was running for office, I put a sign up on our lawn. The neighbors were selling their house at the time and we heard from another neighbor that apparently, our sign was a point of contention although no one ever confronted us about it. Our neighbor's house sold quickly to a lovely (republican) couple. Just ignore the sign.

An Obama or Romney sign is a statement about political beliefs. A Trump sign is a statement about racism and patriarchy.

[Anonymous]

OP, it's a needless antagonism in the home where you'll still be living for a minimum of a few months.

It will definitely turn off some buyers, but if they're looking in NoVa their reasons for wanting to live there are bigger than how they feel about the occasional Trump supporter.

Also, ask yourself if you'd decline an offer from someone who supports Trump. Does it really matter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When Obama was running for office, I put a sign up on our lawn. The neighbors were selling their house at the time and we heard from another neighbor that apparently, our sign was a point of contention although no one ever confronted us about it. Our neighbor's house sold quickly to a lovely (republican) couple. Just ignore the sign.

Republicans tend to be very open with living around and socializing with people of all kinds of religious and political beliefs.

Liberals do not. They tend to want to shrink their worlds to only people who think and believe just like them.

That is where OP is running into a problem woth the roughly half of liberal potential buyers, where your neighbor did not have the same issue since republicans are okay with diversity of thought in their neighborhoods.

This kind of binary thinking is why we are in the current political mess. I ask you to stop contributing to a patently untrue and divisive dialouge.

Signed, a "liberal" who knows plenty of accepting and open-minded people of different beliefs and party affiliation.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When Obama was running for office, I put a sign up on our lawn. The neighbors were selling their house at the time and we heard from another neighbor that apparently, our sign was a point of contention although no one ever confronted us about it. Our neighbor's house sold quickly to a lovely (republican) couple. Just ignore the sign.

Republicans tend to be very open with living around and socializing with people of all kinds of religious and political beliefs.
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Liberals do not. They tend to want to shrink their worlds to only people who think and believe just like them.

That is where OP is running into a problem woth the roughly half of liberal potential buyers, where your neighbor did not have the same issue since republicans are okay with diversity of thought in their neighborhoods.

This kind of binary thinking is why we are in the current political mess. I ask you to stop contributing to a patently untrue and divisive dialouge.

Signed, a "liberal" who knows plenty of accepting and open-minded people of different beliefs and party affiliation.

Why do you say that?

The bolded statement is, in general, true.

Just look at this thread. One or two liberals telling OP she is being silly, and the rest of the posters saying having a trump supporter next door would absolutely be a deal breaker for them because they can't imagine a scenario where they could be friendly with this person or want their kids to play together.

Liberals, particularly dc area liberals, do not want to be around any differing beliefs whatsoever. They only want to be around those who believe and think just like them. This thread is a great example of that kind of liberal attitude.