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Flags upside down means a country in distress..whats wrong with doing that?
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the way they did the flag business was disrespectful, that's my main point, along with their other actions, it just seemed what they did was ironic, that's all. |
It's not disrespectful - YOU think it's disrespectful - and I'd say you were probably in a minority...
If I saw people protesting against my government, I wouldn't take offense to them turning the flag upside down - I'd think, 'Hey, at least they have enough respect to not set the flag on fire or walk all over it.'
I see absolutely nothing wrong with that....It's a non-violent, non-offensive way of making a visual protest against a countires government.
I think you just have a problem with people criticising your country in any manner...I call that TOO much pride...
It's good to be proud of your nation, but when you support it to the degree that it makes you angry and pissed off at people who turn THE FLAG upside down, I'd say you need to rethink your patriotism. |
no, you, being a foreigner, are unaware of the rules of flag etiquette that apply to the American flag. It
is disrespectful. If you don't beleive me about the flag etiquette, look it up, it's kind of a big deal, not so much as it used to be, but many people still know at least some of the general rules regarding the treatment of the American flag. One of the primary rules is that the US flag should be higher than other flags flying on the same post or building. That's because it's supposed to be regarded as the highest, and with the most respect. Therefore, putting the Mexican flag above the US flag is disrespecting it. And yes, I am patriotic, but I'm not overly patriotic, I don't care if people criticize the country, but the way they did it was just stupid, illogical, and ironic to me, I don't care about the fact that they did it, it's just that they made fun of the country that harbored them after they fled their own country because of it's poor living conditions, it's just stupid, that's all, it was ironic and humouros on their part.
[url=http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html:b1036]US Flag rules[/url:b1036]
[url=http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/etiquette/2_e.cfm:b1036]Canada has similar flag rules[/url:b1036]