November 4, 1987 Chicago I saw a bumper sticker the other day that read I LOVE KILLING COMMUNISTS. The word love was replaced by a heart shape I'm guessing they'll put on the typewriter keyboard any day now, right beside the exclamation point. The bumper sticker was on a Ford Fairlane on Montrose Avenue.
In his diary entry from November 4, 1987, David Sedaris reflects on a striking bumper sticker he saw while in Chicago. The sticker boldly declared "I LOVE KILLING COMMUNISTS," with the word "love" creatively replaced by a heart symbol. This caught his attention and prompted a humorous thought about how such expressions might soon find their way into everyday language or even onto keyboards.
Through this observation, Sedaris highlights a sense of absurdity in how political sentiments are depicted in public spaces. The juxtaposition of a violent message with an emotive symbol serves to illustrate the extremes of political discourse during that time, shedding light on the cultural climate of the era.
