# Upside-down flag in protest of Obama, upsets neighbors

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**Created:** [November 8, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upside-down-flag-in-protest-of-obama-upsets-neighbors/200573 "2008-11-08T11:59:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upside-down-flag-in-protest-of-obama-upsets-neighbors/200573/35 "2008-11-10T07:39:16Z")

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> [@I'm seriously about to click the buy it now...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-seriously-about-to-click-the-buy-it-now/38652/25):
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> Flying the flag upside down is exactly that, a sign of distress. Is it slightly distasteful in this case? Yeah, probably. Does it warrant calling the police? Absolutely not.
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> Burning the flag is beyond distateful- it’s disgusting and is an insult to the veterans who’ve fought for our country. Does it warrant calling the police? Still no. Does it make the person doing it an asshole? Absolutely.

I agree 100%

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