We drive twenty miles to see decorations around Christmas. I can see some problems. And what this means is that by the time the decoration police are done, there will be no Christmas decorations.
What I generally see is communites (very localized, say a neighborhood) join together to produce a great little oasis in the night. I love that they do this. It makes Christmas very special. Naturally, I don’t want that to impact neighbors negatively, but then I wonder what the true motives of those neighbors are?
Is the display truly that bad, or are the neighbors against the idea of celebrating Christmas at all?
Frankly, if someone made a great big display in my neighborhood, I’d be happy to enjoy it. And if I had to pick up trash off my lawn in the process, or put up with some traffic in the process, I’d take it in stride.
It used to be that the public square was the real focus. And now it’s quite clear what’s up IMO, and it doesn’t have to do with inconvenience as much as those who hate Christmas.
And hating Christmas as they do, those who cherish it will have to accept it being destroyed.
I live on a quiet dead-end street, which is the main reason we moved there. I’m OK with neighbors that have noisy parties, I like to have fun too! No one up here abuses that. I don’t think I would enjoy it if there were a lot of strangers driving and turning around in our driveway - driving my dogs crazy & leaving trash behind. In the right location, if a house is on a main road, for instance - that’s fine - but some neighborhoods just aren’t conducive to “tourist attractions”.