I f*cking hate "Patriots"....

It's dirty. 4 USC Ch 1 §8(k)

It's torn. 4 USC Ch 1 §8(k)

It's upside down. 4 USC Ch 1 §8(a)

It's on the wrong side and wrong end. 4 USC Ch 1 §7(b)

It's a knotted up, ragged scrap of fabric, wedged in a tailgate. 4 USC Ch 1 §8(b)-(e)

From United States Code Title 4, Ch. 1 - The Flag:
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title4/chapter1&edition=prelim
§7, Position and manner of display
(b) When the flag is displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender.

§8, Respect for flag
(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.

(b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.

(c) The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.

(d) The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free.

(e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.

(k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.

If you're going to call yourself a patriot, then act like one.

Saw this in a parking lot. I've seen hundreds of improperly displayed flags in my day that barely register a second thought but for some reason this one really got to me. I thought about telling them how disrespectful it was but judging by the stickers that were plastered all over the back window I imagined their response would have been something along the lines of "aHma pATriUt n aH LuV mAh KuNtrY n iF yOu dOn LaHk iT tHen fUCk yOu."

Love it or hate it, the flag is supposed to be a symbol of who we are as a nation. Nowadays it seems little more than a prop used to used to literally beat down and divide us. I really hope that someday we can get to a place where the flag is seen by everyone as a banner of hope and freedom and love, instead of a dirty and twisted rag meant to do nothing more than declare what side you're on.