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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I saw in the news that now Trump’s supporters are hanging the flag upside down to protest the state of the country?  So politely kneeling before a sports game is disrespectful, but intentionally hanging the flag upside down is cool?  [/quote]
Flying the flag upside down is a signal the country is in trouble.[/quote]

No it’s not. It’s a nautical distress signal that you need emergency help on the high seas. Flying it upside down when you don’t need the coast guard to rescue you is an improper display of our national flag. [/quote]

“ According to the U.S. Flag Code, flying the American flag shouldn't be flown upside down — with the stars at the bottom — "except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property." U.S. Flag Code is officially a law, but there aren't any federal punishments or enforcement for people who don't follow the code, according to Cornell Law School. So, it's not a particularly useful law. It sets the rules for when the American flag can be flown at half-staff (mourning) and how the flag shouldn't be used (for clothes, bedding, or drapery).”

I don’t think it’s specific to the high seas.[/quote]

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