Print-On-Demand (POD) bumper sticker producer Zazzle offers an interesting feature to shopkeepers: the ability to view bumper stickers in rank order from most-often viewed within a time period to least-often viewed. The frequency of bumper sticker views has something to say, giving us a lens with which to view the shape of progressive sentiment about social and political causes of the day. What are these causes, and how do progressives orient themselves toward them?
The following are the ten most viewed progressive bumper stickers (not including our election bumper stickers, which we’ll rank separately) on our Zazzle webshop for the week of April 13-19, 2008:
2. Ben Franklin Quote: “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
3. Is the Earth Getting Hot, Or Is It Just Me?
5. Support the Peace, Say No to War
6. Customizable Congressional Campaign Bumper Sticker
7. Customizable Bumper Sticker Against Right-Wing Congressional Kooks
9. Fight Global Warming: Get On Your Bike!
10. Mark Twain Quote: “Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.”
These messages are what progressives are looking for now. These searches capture what’s on the progressive mind now.
