[herr_oberst]

I live in a neighborhood where every third house seems to have a "No Soliciting" sign on the front door, mine included - this part of town attracts door to door types for some reason. (Nice, older, established, well cared for homes, I guess.)

I just closed the door on some guy who told me he wasn't soliciting, he was canvassing for some cause. (I was polite and I smiled, but I gave him none of my time)

Seriously? He thinks that someone would put up a sign asking for privacy from "soliciting", but since he feels like he's "canvassing" that that same someone would be interested in what he has to say?

Is this chutzpah? Stupidity?

I'm not worked up or ranting or anything, I'm just curious as to this aspect of human nature. I mean, there are a LOT of homes with "no soliciting" signs around here - why not go somewhere more fertile to spread his word, where he will be dealing with fewer roadblocks for his cause?