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At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display as the Supreme Court was considering an election case. (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 72 points 6 months ago (3 children)

After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag.

One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., in Alexandria, Va., according to photographs and interviews with neighbors.

The upside-down flag was aloft on Jan. 17, 2021, the images showed. President Donald J. Trump’s supporters, including some brandishing the same symbol, had rioted at the Capitol a little over a week before. Mr. Biden’s inauguration was three days away. Alarmed neighbors snapped photographs, some of which were recently obtained by The New York Times. Word of the flag filtered back to the court, people who worked there said in interviews.

Traitorous fascist

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago (4 children)

When did we stop punishing traitors?

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Right after the civil war?

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

When we put them in power.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

In 2016. Possibly as far back as 2001.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Apparently around 2016.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Friendly reminder, 5 out of 9 SCOTUS seem to have taken bribes:

[+] dukethorion@lemmy.world -8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Except an upside down flag has meant that the country is in distress for longer than Trump has been a politician.

But of course, believe what you think you know.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It actually means that the person flying the flag is in distress. Like if a school is being held hostage, but the hostage takers know it will look suspicious if the flag doesn't get put up and let's them put it up, then the person putting it up could put it up upside down to indicate to everyone outside of the school that they're in distress.

[–] dukethorion@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Maybe he felt the nation was in distress that day?

All I'm saying is that the gesture isn't an invention of the J6 crowd. It's spelled out in US Flag Code.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I agree with you there, and I am constantly annoyed with that group appropriating traditional symbols of our nation for their own fucked up movement. Hell dude, in 2020 I started feeling resentful every time I saw the US Flag at all, because they had successfully associated it so strongly with their group. It wasn't until earlier this year that I decided I'm going to start reclaiming symbols they have taken from us, and using them regardless of that group's claims.