Dear Saturday night/Sunday morning DUers [View all]

[Cyrano]

Please read. This isn't trivia. It's about something that matters. A lot.

How about we all use an inverted American flag avatar?

This is a third repeat of this post, and why it's important.

For those who don't know, an upside down American flag is not a sign of disrespect. It is a signal of distress.

I recently had a discussion with DUer DLevine about using the inverted flag avatar as a statement. There are almost a quarter of a million registered DUers. Wouldn't it be great if, on Inauguration Day, this site showed all inverted flag avatars?

Many here did so during the Cheney/Bush years and right now our country is hovering on the edge of a cliff. We control none of the levers of power, so making a strong statement is the bare minimum that we can do.

I've changed mine from my Eiffel Tower avatar. How about joining DLevine, me, and so many others here on DU by using this symbol of distress, and showing our resistance to the impending threats to our freedoms.

Maybe, just maybe, someone in the (so called) mainstream media will catch it and write about it, or broadcast it. And maybe, just maybe, we could end up on the shit list of the Orange Creature. That would be a badge of honor that we could all wear proudly.

C'mon. How about jumping in?

(I'm really gonna miss my Eiffel Tower, but hopefully, I'll be able to change it back sometime in the not-to-distant future.)

On edit: If you believe in this idea, please add a short mention about it at the end of your posts. Thanks, gals and guys. And please, please keep kicking this so we can get as many DUers as possible to join in.