You will probably be aware that Kansas is among the reddest of red states. There are, however, exceptions to every rule. Lawrence is home to the large University of Kansas and is a significant liberal enclave in the state.

Recently, the owner of a Lawrence furniture store in operation since 1978 closed his doors for good. He was nice enough to leave a message on a truck parked in front of his former shop for the community, which naturally includes many of his former customers:

No idea what the extra stars on the flag represent!

The “Town Talk” online blog from the Lawrence Journal-World newspaper identifies the departing shop owner as Robert “Bob” Fyfe. While online reviews are always to be taken with a grain of salt, a quick search shows a pattern of behavior:

I have nothing good to say about this place or my experience there - Yelp 2010

I will absolutely never shop there again.For me it all comes down to how unbelievably rude “Bob” the owner was to my wife and I. - Pissed Consumer 2014

I was having a friendly conversation with an associate about K-State and KU. Bob suddenly chimed in, very loudly, saying that he doesn’t like Lawrence or KU because Lawrence “has the highest percentage of [black] people in the state”. He went on a rant about how KU and Lawrence are trying to attract [black] people and how disgusting that is. I was shocked to say the least. - Pissed Consumer 2014

I’d just bought a bed from him, and while he was ringing up my order, he started ranting about black people (he used the n word) ruining Kansas, esp Lawrence. WTF? Did he think that a white customer would welcome his comments? - Pissed Consumer 2015

It truly is a pity that “commies” were able to drive this responsible business owner from the community!