Last September when I was calling people to get them to put up Biden yard signs, a friend of mine in East Penn Township told me he was worried that Trump supporters (and East Penn Township was heavily Trumpist) would come by in the dead of night and burn down his barn. I was somewhat annoyed with him and thought he was overly paranoid, but I didn’t insist.
Earlier this month a barn in Reedsville in Mifflin County was burned to the ground. The barn was known as the Biden Barn; it had a huge Biden/Harris sign painted on the side and called for unity. Fire companies were unable to save it.
In one day a social media site raised thousands of dollars to rebuild the barn . The total has surpassed $20,000, and I am sure that some of those contributions are from Trump supporters who are disgusted with their fellow voters. Nonetheless, that is the kind of country we have devolved into. We have become a place where the peaceful advocacy of a cause can bring violence and danger.
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