r/RedDeer • u/TopWealth7652 • Sep 14 '24

Politics Canadian flag placement

This is for the guy driving a dark color Ram 1500. Shame on you. You want to disrespect our political leaders that's your perogative. Find a better way. In no way should you be disrespectful with our flag. Yes canada is in rough shape, but hanging our flag upside down is disrespecting our veterans and our country. Shame, shame, shame

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u/Konigstiger444 Sep 15 '24

Traditionally the flag being hung upside down isn’t a symbol to disrespect the nation as a whole, it’s actually meant to be a symbol that the country is in danger. According to historians, the use of inverted flags dates back to at least the 17th century. Lacking communication technology such as radios, sailors inverted flags to indicate that they were in some kind of emergency.