by Tao Oliveto, Carrboro, NC

I admit it - I’m one of those people - I enjoy reading bumper stickers and I love wearing them, too. It’s a little like joining a club that affirms your view of the world or saying what you think without really having to say it. For better or for worse, my car and bicycle are, ahem, liberally covered. Speaking of liberal, I’ve noticed lately that most of the stickers out there lean heavily to the left and I find most of the messages a clever combination of shocking, enlightening, inspiring, and usually true. Oh, I’ve seen a rare few garden variety conservative stickers out there, none that evoke any similar response.

So, why has liberalism cornered the sticker market? Do liberal-leaners have a better sense of humor? Are they more outspoken? More likely to drive an old car? Did they invest? Or, are they simply more creative? Jonathan Larson said that “The opposite of war is not peace, it’s creation.” If this is the case, then we need all the creativity we can squeeze from all of us. So, I’m asking the conservatives out there to get to work- show me what you got in the way of creativity, truth and “stickiness”! For some ideas and inspiration, check out my favorite source for saying it with stickers at Tools For Change, a catalog distributed by Syracuse Cultural Workers.

Tags: culture

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