2006-07-21 19:05:45 · 11 answers · asked by Mickey mouse123456789kaykaylalam 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
is disstresed bad? cuz someone told me that alot of hispanics were doing that in the mega march and that was bad
2006-07-21 19:09:57 · update #1
it means that the facility that is flying the flag upside down is in deep doo doo. It is used as a distress call and a last resort. There is a good movie called the last castle that actually uses this situation in it, watch it it is a great movie.
2006-07-21 19:11:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you hold it? it means you are not paying attention!
If you "fly" the flag like that is was originally supposed to be a distress signal. (Ever see that episode of "Black Sheep Squadron" when 'Sulu' (George Takei) and a Japanese commando force raid the island and take it over so that they can kill MacArthur when he comes to visit? They want it to look totally normal, and so they force the Americans to go about their normal 'military routine'...a couple of guys go to hang the flag. They try to put it upside-down, but that Sulu-he was smart. He saw that and knew what it meant. He forced them to do it right...)
It has also occasionally been used as a sign of protest (ie, "something is wrong" with the USA).
2006-07-22 02:12:09 · answer #2 · answered by eyebum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know about holdindg the U.S. flag upside down. But i do know that flying the US flag upside down is used as a sign of imminent danger, pr a distress signal or both.
2006-07-22 02:13:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means the base is lost if set on the flap pole. I think it would mean loss of hope if held. In any way the flag does not mean what it use to now, liberals will say it was probably made in china so it don't matter
2006-07-22 02:11:30 · answer #4 · answered by gomezio210 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disrespect of the flag. If it is flown upside down then that means there is some kind of trouble where it is being flown.
2006-07-22 02:08:51 · answer #5 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about the USA, but in some countries its a distress signal.
I'm sure that America, in some way, would find it offencive
2006-07-22 02:09:20 · answer #6 · answered by Ferret 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means distress
2006-07-22 02:08:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a sign of distress or that something is wrong and you need help
2006-07-22 02:08:32 · answer #8 · answered by net_at_nite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a sign of distress.
2006-07-22 02:08:34 · answer #9 · answered by Fluffington Cuddlebutts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
distress
2006-07-22 02:08:06 · answer #10 · answered by Lucid Secrets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋