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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOnce again. Please use an inverted American flag avatar
An upside down American flag is not a sign of disrespect. It's a signal of distress.
There are well known authors and TV people who are either members of, or regularly read, DU. There are almost a quarter of a million of us registered here. Imagine if tens of thousands of inverted American flags appeared here on, or leading up to Inauguration day. And imagine if it were printed or publicized in publications, online, or perhaps on TV. Trump's evil elves would not fail to pick up on it.
Imagine if DU became one of the targets of Trump's tweet attacks. Wouldn't it be great if we made it to Trump's "enemies list." And/or to be despised by countless wingnut crazies. We could all proudly wear these things as a badge of honor.
We're in deep shit and we can't be complacent about it. There's not a whole lot many here can do. But at a very minimum, you can change your avatar for Inauguration day and the days leading up to the coronation of this orange madman.
You may march, donate, bitch, scream and live in frustration. But you can also change your avatar for a while.
Every day, I get appeals for money from the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Move on, and many other liberal organizations. Unfortunately, I just can't afford to donate very much.
But we can all change our avatars and that costs nothing. It's a free form of protest. Imagine DU displaying tens of thousands of inverted flags in protest.
C'mon gals and guys. Just do it.
On edit: And please, please kick this post. Recs are great, but kicks keep it visible to many other DUers.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)doc03
(35,328 posts)flag in his yard the entire Clinton Administration.
angrychair
(8,698 posts)Shortly after DU came back online...our country is in serious distress.
Vinca
(50,269 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)Hekate
(90,667 posts)...and if vendors are selling shirts at the March in Los Angeles, I'll get one of those too.
As for DU being targeted, I trust you noticed that we already have been. And that we continue to be trolled here.
Solidarity forever.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Cyrano
(15,035 posts)briv1016
(1,570 posts)Cyrano
(15,035 posts)But at least consider the inverted flag for Inauguration Day.
Iggo
(47,552 posts)SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)Not as a gesture of disrespect but a cry out that my country is in trouble.