An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case.
After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag.
One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., in Alexandria, Va., according to photographs and interviews with neighbors.
The upside-down flag was aloft on Jan. 17, 2021, the images showed. President Donald J. Trump’s supporters, including some brandishing the same symbol, had rioted at the Capitol a little over a week before. Mr. Biden’s inauguration was three days away. Alarmed neighbors snapped photographs, some of which were recently obtained by The New York Times. Word of the flag filtered back to the court, people who worked there said in interviews.
It actually means that the person flying the flag is in distress. Like if a school is being held hostage, but the hostage takers know it will look suspicious if the flag doesn’t get put up and let’s them put it up, then the person putting it up could put it up upside down to indicate to everyone outside of the school that they’re in distress.
I agree with you there, and I am constantly annoyed with that group appropriating traditional symbols of our nation for their own fucked up movement. Hell dude, in 2020 I started feeling resentful every time I saw the US Flag at all, because they had successfully associated it so strongly with their group. It wasn’t until earlier this year that I decided I’m going to start reclaiming symbols they have taken from us, and using them regardless of that group’s claims.
Traitorous fascist
When did we stop punishing traitors?
Right after the civil war?
When we put them in power.
In 2016. Possibly as far back as 2001.
Apparently around 2016.
Except an upside down flag has meant that the country is in distress for longer than Trump has been a politician.
But of course, believe what you think you know.
It actually means that the person flying the flag is in distress. Like if a school is being held hostage, but the hostage takers know it will look suspicious if the flag doesn’t get put up and let’s them put it up, then the person putting it up could put it up upside down to indicate to everyone outside of the school that they’re in distress.
Maybe he felt the nation was in distress that day?
All I’m saying is that the gesture isn’t an invention of the J6 crowd. It’s spelled out in US Flag Code.
I agree with you there, and I am constantly annoyed with that group appropriating traditional symbols of our nation for their own fucked up movement. Hell dude, in 2020 I started feeling resentful every time I saw the US Flag at all, because they had successfully associated it so strongly with their group. It wasn’t until earlier this year that I decided I’m going to start reclaiming symbols they have taken from us, and using them regardless of that group’s claims.