I frequently pass a local mom and pop car dealership in my regular travels. The owner of the dealership has a board marquis sign where he usually displays conservative political messages such as “Impeach Obama” and “Free Nobel Prize with ever car.”
Several weeks ago, the sign displayed a message that read something along the lines of “My sign is an expression of our freedom of speech. God bless America!”
While it is true that the proprietor of this business has every right to his freedom of expression, I think it is a bad idea to display political messages in front of your business. He is alienating potential customers that might not agree with him. Certainly, if he can express his views by putting them on his sign, I can express my disagreement by not supporting his business. Freedom of expression works both ways.
Isn’t this obvious? What is this man thinking? Is it that all liberals are welfare recipients who can’t afford his cars? Is it that we’re too stupid to read his sign? Does he just not care that he’s losing business from people like me, people with disposable income to spend? I don’t get it.
In recent weeks, it seems that the messages have toned down, speaking more about the recent snowstorms. I doubt this guy is savvy enough to make this a permanent change. I wish him all the luck in this economy. I would think he would need all the sales he could get in his business.
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