Inverted America flag avatar -- one more time

[Cyrano]

Last edited Tue Jan 10, 2017, 06:06 PM - Edit history (1)

Some of you have seen my nagging posts about temporarily using the upside down American flag as your avatar. Our flag inverted is not a sign of disrespect. It is a signal of distress.

Over the past week, I've asked DUers to use this avatar as a symbol of protest. Yeah, I know it won't make a dent in the big scheme of things, but it's the bare minimum we can do.

There are about a quarter of a million registered DUers and some are well known people/writers who could/would mention it elsewhere. Imagine if DU displayed many thousands of inverted flag avatars on Inauguration Day. And imagine if one of Trump's evil elves heard of it. We would end up on his "enemies list." And all of us could always wear that as a badge of honor.

I miss my Eiffel Tower avatar and I will return to it. But right now, an inverted American flag avatar is appropriate. Many used it during the Bush/Cheney Iraq insanity. It might be even more appropriate now.

Please, please join in. And please, please mention to other DUers whenever possible. I can't spread the word alone.

[Little Star]

1. Temporarily? Is four years or more temporary?...

I changed mine the other day when you asked. Thought it was fitting.

[cyclonefence]

2. I'll join you

But the first time I'm aware of its use as a symbol of protest is during the Vietnam war.

[a kennedy]

3. I'm getting close to changing......Jan 20th is my date....

is that ok??

[Cyrano]

11. Sure thing. Go for it.

[RoBear]

4. I'm with you...

n/t

[Different Drummer]

5. I'm in for the duration of the Trump regime. n/t

[FreeStateDemocrat]

6. I may have to keep it for the next four year, if I live that long.

[Cyrano]

12. As Spock said, live long an prosper. And please,

please, stay alive and be well.

[Girard442]

7. Done

[liberal N proud]

8. We are definitely in distress

[Wellstone ruled]

9. We flew our Flag upside down during the Raygun

years. After all,it is the International Symbol of distress.

[dawg]

10. Pretty sure I flipped mine the day I was able to get back on DU after the hack.

Added the nifty sig line that day, too.