I have never before in my life displayed, i.e, "flown" in any fashion--including as an image on my Facebook page--an upside down American flag. I am a very patriotic American citizen. Some on the Right may not think so (I'm on the Left myself--a very liberal Democrat), as I often dissent and protest, but I'm sure our founders would get it: dissent is the quintessence of patriotism. We must speak up when something is wrong, and we must speak out for what is right. That is how we create and maintain a healthy country.
Right now, we not only don't have a healthy country, America is indeed in dire distress. The flag should only ever be flown/displayed upside down in times of dire distress. Right now, everything that the flag itself symbolizes is in great peril. So, on this 4th of July, I have a heavy heart. There are children in cages and tanks rolling on the streets of my hometown, our nation's capitol. We have a sociopathic, cruel, lawless con artist puppet of an enemy foreign power as POTUS. As long as there are children in cages, in concentration camps, in my beautiful country that stands for the exact opposite of that, I will fly our flag upside down. This is not disrespect for America. Let me make this clear: this is a sign of profound respect for America. This is a sign of dire distress of America. This is a plea that we must RESIST this President and save America. This is the 4th of July, 2019.
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