I bought this sign last week at the Apex Democrats precinct organizational meeting, and I love it. I love that it promotes inclusion, which I think is important for all religions, nationalities, races, colors, creeds, genders, sexual orientations, etc. I couldn't wait to put it up, and I am glad it's there. But it's interesting to me that we have had some commentary on it that really misses the point. For example, one of our neighbors came up to Jason in the yard and pointed out the sign, saying, "I assume that's anti-Trump." Jason responded, "No, it's pro-inclusion. It doesn't have anything to do with who the President is." They had a whole discussion about it and about politics in general, and while I do think that anything that promotes discussion and open discourse is a great thing, it struck a chord with me that this simple sign, about welcoming neighbors in multiple languages, is now a huge political statement. Maybe it always was, and I was just naive.
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