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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa
We've sort of hijacked this thread.
Let's go back to the point where you pointed out, correctly, that there is no enforcement mechanism associated with The Flag Code.
Would your point be that the Original Poster was taking it too seriously that the homeowner was flying the flag of another country below the flag of the United States?
A previous poster has already pointed out that the practice does not imply disrespect of the US Flag, but, if anything, of the flag that flies below it. The Flag Code says "International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace." How seriously should a Villages homeowner be concerned about "International usage?"
I'm interested in your view.
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I agree that the Code should be honored when flying our flag. However, I think that the OP may have over-reacted in lieu of polite communication with the homeowner in question. I may have overlooked the post that discussed the OP trying to educate the homeowner without success.
I doubt that the homeowner was deliberately showing disrespect. Most likely, it was a lack of knowledge or a difference of interpretation. As you pointed out, the Flag Code refers to "international usage". It would seem that in this instance, there is room for the benefit of the doubt. A more overt display would have been to fly his flag instead of the U.S. flag.