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Alternative_Manner36 t1_j8m0p66 wrote

That is absolutely awful. A minor point, though, just because the land owner didn't file a report with the police doesn't mean he didn't receive death threats. Just might mean he was too afraid to do so.

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MaybeADumbass t1_j8me114 wrote

Replying to Alternative_Manner36 (#1,815,659)

When I receive death threats, the first thing I do is contact a small, private company for assistance!

Yeah it's possible the land owner received some real threats just like it's possible that I'll win the lottery. It's not fucking likely, though.

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ryeley323 t1_j8mej5h wrote

Lmao. Hypocrisy at it's best.

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Blexcr0id t1_j8mfj5w wrote

I've seen folks say "There is no hate like christian love." Truth.

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Griff82 t1_j8mjsa8 wrote

We had a "Hate has no home here" sign back in 2018(?). We ended up receiving some hate, we keep it in the cupboard. Someone could put that sign on their barn but it'd probably lead to a fire. Our NY / PA state line billboard here is still dedicated to the new Holy Trinity of DJT, Mast, and Oz.

I'm not a big fan of picking at the scab of hatred and intolerance but I wouldn't want to be a minority here.

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Slight-West2591 t1_j8mnswu wrote

This is what happens when you politicize beliefs. I would be willing to bet if the sign was red and was from the republican committee it would still be up.

Oh and if that were on my property and received death threats you can bet your ass it would be coming down regardless of my beliefs.

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IndependentCode8743 t1_j8mofs2 wrote

Replying to pAul2437 (#1,816,663)

Isn't it usually the right wingers complaining about the intolerant left and their cancel culture?

Regardless, I don't understand why anyone would be upset with the sign. We need to stop letting the inmates run the asylum

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Alternative_Manner36 t1_j8momye wrote

Replying to delco_trash (#1,816,555)

He didn't talk to the press. He talked to the company that was leasing his land for the billboard. The owner of the company was giving that as one of the reasons to cancel the contract, which, unfortunately, according to the contract, he had the right to do. Sadly, if the Dems want to impact a community that is so indoctrinated, they might have to purchase their own land and put up their own billboard.

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kuweiyox t1_j8mqmo0 wrote

Don't be weak. Who cares about what republicans think. Accept everyone as they are and spread the love. Tomorrow they will move on to the next thing they hate anyway.

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Odd_Shirt_3556 t1_j8mqztc wrote

What the actual difference is, seems like the guy with the electronic bill board has that on his property and posts whatever he wants.
This guy paid to have his sign on someone else’s property and the property owner took offense or was threatened.
Easy to solve , have a Democrat put the sign on their property.. They can be like electric sign guy who also reports he has been threatened etc. But doesn’t care. It comes down to post what you want, but have the testicular fortitude to do it in or on your property.

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CleverName550 OP t1_j8ms49n wrote

Replying to Odd_Shirt_3556 (#1,816,972)

Hmm. The owner of the billboard knew the message before he agreed to the business deal. So him being offended by the message doesn't seem plausible and if you are offended by that milquetoast message you aren't going to manage life well because it only gets much harder from there. Lastly, not everyone has the zoning ability or even placement opportunity to erect a billboard along a highly trafficked area.

My main argument is very simple. A deal is a deal. I hope this guy refunded the client at least a pro-rated refund.

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steelceasar t1_j8msujq wrote

Replying to pAul2437 (#1,816,931)

The right-wing land owner who originally agreed to the contract regarding the sign, and then changed their mind when the saw the message that would be on it. You seem pretty dense, acting like the modern Republican party isn't the party of culture war nonsense.

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SD18101 t1_j8mutwl wrote

Endless identity drivel 🙄

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unenlightenedgoblin t1_j8mveg0 wrote

Republicans are now literally against inclusion of ‘empathy and kindness’ in school curricula because that’s some socialist shit and ‘not every person deserves kidness.’ The American Way to them is just being a violent, raging, bigoted asshole.

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CleverName550 OP t1_j8n8h4g wrote

Replying to SD18101 (#1,818,071)

The sign doesn't mention any gender or political identity. You're going off on an irrelevant tangent.

But I'm happy to talk about what you want to talk about since it seems to really upset you. First, I think it's important to make a distinction between sex and gender. There really only is 3 sexes. Male, female, and intersex (hermaphrodite) which is very rare. Gender is not the same as sex. It's more of an identity or personality. There are more masculine females and feminine males. Some people are asexual and androgynous. As far as I'm concerned saying there's 2 or 3 genders is fine with me. Male, female, and androgynous/asexual/intersex.

I don't believe there are a bunch of genders and find the idea silly. But you're using a common partisan smear tactic of taking a fringe person or position and trying to smear 82 million people as having those beliefs. I don't think most people think about or care about gender. Personally, I don't care. If I come across a goofball in real life that believes in 70 genders, which I never have, I'd just roll my eyes and keep it moving. These are not big problems to me. I care about ensuring people with illnesses have access to medical care at a reasonable cost. Transgender people are a fraction of a percent of the population. I want them to live free of discrimination but apart from that I don't think about them.

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ImJustaNJrefugee t1_j8n8twq wrote

But I thought it was OK for companies to discriminate on whose message they host or present?

See Facebook, YouTube, Amazon, Twitter, Google...

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CleverName550 OP t1_j8n9lcl wrote

Replying to ImJustaNJrefugee (#1,818,304)

Low IQ take. The company didn't discriminate. It accepted the contract then reneged based on supposed death threats. It's also important to point out the billboard had Mr. Rogers feel good content not hate or death threats toward a group or individual.

Lastly, why is Twitter crossed out? The owner changed but censorship and discrimination is arguably even worse. The targets just changed. As Bari Weiss of Twitter Files said of Elon Musk: Different boss, same management style.

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DutyRoutine t1_j8nec0v wrote

Basically, I find people that are too far right or left, both equally nuts.

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Zenith2017 t1_j8nfh5i wrote

Replying to DutyRoutine (#1,818,736)

The "equally" here really kills me. Can't we be different levels of nuts for different reasons? Like I respect if you don't think socialism is the way but don't equate with christo-fascists, it's not close

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Zenith2017 t1_j8nhb4r wrote

Replying to DutyRoutine (#1,818,890)

I know it may seem like picking at straws but I genuinely appreciate that. Tell me I'm a misguided fool any time over a comparison to the white nationalists or so on, know what I mean?

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ryeley323 t1_j8nk9ny wrote

Replying to ryeley323 (#1,816,287)

Actually, the hypocrisy is from the left on this one. Cancel culture was manufactured from the left. Both the extreme Left and Right are making moderate Americans nearly extinct. If you're right, you're vile and uneducated. If you're left, you're psychotic and unrational.

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CleverName550 OP t1_j8nnesj wrote

Replying to SD18101 (#1,818,071)

I can only see your responses in my notifications but not on here. I assume they're being blocked from at least my view for some reason. I read them on my notification menu though and all I can say is you're one angry, toxic dude. You are too far gone to have a constructive conversation with. You are a rabid partisan hack. Maybe one day you will become more balanced in your point of view.

For anyone curious what he wrote in response look it up in his profile under comments. It was typical hyperpartisan far-right bile.

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RamenPizza113 t1_j8o0qpd wrote

I’m not a democrat but there’s no reason to bring down that billboard. It’s freedom of speech. The Armstrong County Democratic Committee paid for the billboard so it deserves to be left up

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randompittuser t1_j8og4sj wrote

"This makes us appear too welcoooomming!" :slams fist:

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Indole75 t1_j8oo33k wrote

One small town in Armstrong County I used to drive through every day has a couple video billboards shoving bigotry in your face 24 hours a day. Nothing like seeing that obnoxious ugliness on giant screens at 6am with the brightness cranked up to 11.

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SomeOtherOrder t1_j8p5rjv wrote

Replying to ryeley323 (#1,819,240)

> psychotic and unrational

First off, it’s irrational. Unrational isn’t a word.

Second, those are both words I’d still ascribe to the right… but hey at least you got the uneducated part spot on.

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Grouchy-Estimate-756 t1_j8phxtr wrote

Replying to 30686 (#1,816,856)

I think humans would have just found another system to pervert for power and control over others. Maybe it's good that religion actually fills that role instead of science? Not that people in power don't use the results of science for their own ends, but at least we haven't waged wars in its name and forever tarnishing a thing of beauty. Yet.

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Lemonbrick_64 t1_j8sp5b8 wrote

Replying to justifihave2 (#1,829,288)

That’s what you get for reading Wikipedia… she is FAR from a leftist, she is a complete and total grifter almost identical to Tulsi Gabbard and does the rounds on all the shows like Jordan Peterson, Shapiro, crowder, Dave Rubin etc.. like I said, a conservative

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