Does flying the US flag upside down mean SOS?
339710
The upside down U.S. flag is an official signal of distress. It is not meant to be, and is not officially recognized as any type of disrespect when so displayed for the right reasons. To the contrary, here is the relevant part of the US Code of Laws regarding how to fly the flag when in distress: \n\nTHE FLAG CODE \nTitle 36, U.S.C., Chapter 10 \nAs amended by P.L. 344, 94th Congress\nApproved July 7, 1976\n\n§ 176. Respect for flag: No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor. \n(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property. \nMost individuals who have served in the military service of our nation will (or should) recognize this signal.\n\n As a result of the many traitors and enemies we as a free people have, both foreign and domestic, as a result of the many unconstitutional acts, legislation and atrocities passed and/or committed against US citizens and their life, liberty and property, and as a result of policies that have allowed (and continue to allow) enemies of this nation to enter in large numbers through a porous border policy, I believe the life, liberty and property of US Citizens are in dire danger and distress. \n\n\n\nhttp://www.jeffhead.com/liberty/flagdistress.htm
429618
It depends on the where it is being worn.  The flag is always worn as though it was advancing forward.  Because it should never be retreating.
489171
No. But as JD has pointed out on other posts, it's really ironic, because that is actually a distress signal (Hanging our flag upside down.) Our nation is in distress and it is at the hand of the illegal invasion that is occurring.
194485
From the beginning, the SOS distress signal has actually consisted of a continuous sequence of three-dits/three-dahs/three-dits, all run together. In International Morse Code, three dits form the letter S, and three dahs make the letter O, so "SOS" became an easy way to remember the correct order of the dits and dahs. In modern terminology, SOS is a "procedural signal" or "prosign", and the formal way to show that there are no internal spaces when it is sent is to write it with a bar above the letters, i.e. .)\n\nIn popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Souls", "Save Our Ship", and "Send out Sailors". However, these phrases were a later development, most likely used to help remember the correct letters — something known as a backronym.
611114
No, it's not.  I had to think about this for awhile, and recite the pledge to myself, before I came to this answer.  Nowhere in the pledge does it say that the US is better, or that we should place the flag above everything.  It is simply saying that the individual is forming an alliance with the US of A.  The country supports you, and you support the country.\n\nI pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the United States of America.  To the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.\n\nI will say this daily, and mean every word of it.
480078
To me, it signifies racism. It signifies ongoing support of the Southern Confederacy and the way of life for which they chose to fight, that of plantations living off the backs of slaves. It feels to me like the person flying it is sending the message that they still support the south (in reference to the Civil War, not just fond feelings of home...)and wish that the south would have won the war so that slavery could continue.  It signifies a smoldering resentment that AfroAmericans are now free to mingle in society. I'm sure plenty others will disagree, but that's what it signifies to me. By the way, I am white, if that affects how you interpret my response.
858652
if he is on US soil yes it is very wrong. if he was in Canada or Mexico etc  I would say the same for their flags, respect the flag of the country you are in no other flag should be raised higher then it.
8431
It is SOS.  In Morse code this is ... --- ...\n\nGood luck!  I hope somebody will rescue you!
902321
The flag is not flapping in the wind.  It is moving becuase of the momentum imparted by opening the flagpole, stretching out the flag itself, and then the drilling motion used to put the flagpole in the ground.\n\nThe flag keeps on moving because there's no atmosphere to STOP it.\n\ngo see www.badastronomy.com for more truth
458962
yes, you are right- the ideas of up and down are indeed relative. On earth, we have a wonderous and magical force called gravity- which solves the problem easily as we are best one way up really. so technically, neither you nor the paper is upside down. It does however make sense to assume in such a situation that the paper is at fault and turn it round, rather than yourself. Or does that pose another question?
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Half-staff or half-mast describes the act of flying a flag approximately halfway up a flagpole (though anywhere from one-third to two-thirds of the way up the flagpole is acceptable). This is done in many countries as a symbol of respect, mourning, or distress.\n\nWhen hoisting a flag that is to be displayed at half-staff, it should be hoisted to full staff for an instant, then lowered to half-staff. Likewise when it is lowered at the end of the day, it is to be hoisted to full staff for an instant, and then lowered.\n\nThe original flag 'etiquette' was to fly the flag at one flag's depth from the top of the hoist. With the larger flags on shorter hoists on public buildings the practice of 'half-mast' has now commonly become to fly the flag at true 'half-mast' regardless of the size of the flag or hoist.
1031262
When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor - to its own right.\n..The other flags may be smaller but none may be larger.\n..No other flag ever should be placed above it.
547464
It used to on the old BDUs (battle dress uniform), but it longer does on the ACU (army combat uniform) for the simple fact that nothing should go above the US Flag.  Not very many people wore combat patches like they do today, and the Flag is a recent addition, so seeing as more and more Soldiers were doing tours in Iraq it was addressed on the new Army Combat Uniform.  We now wear the Flag above our combat patch.\n\nAlso, if you notice, the Flag is inverted.  This is to indicate that the colors are facing forward and that the US is moving forward and that the Soldiers and colors face the enemy, rather than away from the enemy.
358582
Ah, now, it IS okay for another flag to fly above the US flag if it is on, say, embassy soil, which, while may be located in the US, is actually part of the country that the embassy is for.\n\nSo, if the Mexican embassy in the US flies its flag, its actually in their own country.\n\nThat not being the case, well, there is actually a LAW that states no other flag will fly higher than the US flag.
1174368
yes the can fly only that flag\n\nthere was a case where a vietnamese national had residency here in souther california, he flew communit north vietnamese flag, it anger many veitnamese who has fleg the vietcong and were loyal to usa and south vietnamse flag flown during the vietnam war, to that end they took him to court, he won on 1st ammendment rules, though he needed alot of police protection due tothe overwhelming amount of people who wanted to burn his flag, and his store. Evetually the local council got him eveticed fro mthe plaza under community hazard rules, saying in effect the city could not longer afford to protect 1 individual from a mob, so it was in the best interest of the community at large ot vacate and take the flag with him. The local police removed him with force. This was a contraversial move as the local ACLU argued despite his feveent communist stance and flying the communist flag, he should have been allowed to say what he wanted to say and fly his flag.
530909
No, it is never a good idea to use the flag in any way other than it was originally intended.\n\nSee http://www.flagco.com/etiquette.shtml
418915
No it's completly fine to fly a different countries flag on american soil but it is an insult if the american flag isn't higher that the foreign flag.  Plus when the American flag is flown upside down it is to signify under attack and it is not to be done except in dire distress!  So that tells me that the immigrants are trying to invade america, so why don't we deal with them the same way we deal with anyother invaders!  Mass distruction!!!!!