Reply #43: a lot of us here displayed the upside down flag as our avatar [View All]

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right after the stolen election as a protest. To me that flag represents our right to free expression along with all of the other freedoms that we defend and hold dear. Your criticism is well taken but you should recognize that in order to respect your opinion one has to believe that their own right to free expression is also respected. BTW, that flag has been through a lot. It has flown every which way but loose. The important thing is that folks still feel a desire to fly it at all.

"What is Americanism? Every one has a different answer. Some people say it is never to submit to the dictation of a King. Others say Americanism is the pride of liberty and the defence of an insult to the flag with their gore. When some half-developed person tramples on that flag, we should be ready to pour out the blood of the nation, they say. But do we not sit in silence when that flag waves over living conditions which should be an insult to all patriotism?
-Anna Howard Shaw (1847–1919), U.S. minister, suffragist