Political Dynamics in a Trump-Supporting Part of the World

As I’ve mentioned, 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” is in a rural part of Santa Barbara County in Central California.  Just as liberal as the City of Santa Barbara itself is, the cow towns that lie elsewhere in the region tend to be very “God and country,” which means lots of flags, pickup trucks, cowboy boots, saloons, and guns.

“Trump 2020” signs and flags were everywhere during the campaign. “Biden/Harris” insignia were almost entirely absent, perhaps because Democrats feared vandalism.

Yet it was after the election that things got interesting. Who would take his “Trump” sign down, and when?

Until the inauguration, at least as far as I could discern, not a single sign came down, presumably out of participation in the “Stop the Steal” movement.  It wasn’t until several days later that things began to change. That makes sense.  Before the inauguration, the Trump message could be read as “I am a patriot.” After that, it could only be interpreted as “I’m a seditionist.”

Having said all this, here we are, four days into the Biden administration, and we still boast quite a few Trump signs, like the shot I just took at the top of the post.

The one to the right is a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag, taken just a few blocks from the one above.  Dude, not only will I not tread on you, I really don’t want to come within 50 meters of you.  Ever.  For any reason.