politics nearby

[jay]

Getting in to work wasn't much of a problem... the place is half-empty, lots of people must be telecommunting. Cars were shunted off to the side, looped around Space Camp, and then back across Moffett Blvd. to the Ames side entrances. There were only 2 cars in line in front of me, and a very bored guard waved me through without picking my car for random search.

I was a bit annoyed on the way in that someone had tied yellow ribbons to the freeway overpass over US 101, leading in to work. I resisted the impulse to pull over and remove them... going to work is problematic enough without having to inadvertently pass through a pro-war exhibition en route.

Comments

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Pro-war?? How exactly do you figure that? Feh.

In my mind, "supporting the troops" equals supporting their mission as well as hoping for their personal safety.

[geekchick]

Then I suppose we'll agree to disagree on this, because I don't believe hoping for the safe return of as many of our troops as possible equates to supporting the reason they were sent there in the first place.

Out of curiosity, how would you react if someone tore down anti-war signs placed in the same location?

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I personally would rather not be confronted by *either* side while waiting to go to the office... I'd rather see any antiwar signs and the ribbons both removed from the overpass.

[geekchick]

Just asking because it didn't seem like you were objecting to *any* display in favor of either side, it instead seemed like your main objection to the display was that it was something you interpreted as "pro-war".