My friend made me a protest sign with a slogan I don't support
Politics"I've done yours too," my friend said, turning the cardboard around. The sign called for replacing the whole town administration. I had agreed to join a demonstration about restoring an evening bus, not that demand.
She thinks the service problem shows why the entire administration should go. I think the route needs attention and don't yet know what happened to the funding. We've argued about it without falling out, so she was surprised when I asked for a different sign.
The organisers' invitation focuses on the bus, but some of the publicity has the broader slogan. My friend says I can leave her sign at home and come empty-handed. That solves what I'll be holding; it doesn't entirely settle what I feel I'm joining.
I'm trying to distinguish taking part in a shared action from approving every message around it. Is it reasonable to ask the organisers how they'll describe the event, or would I be expecting a mixed crowd to express only my own view?