To some, the flag is just as important as it is to you. But, they view the attacks on America as being more than just petty political skirmishes. In fact, they see our country under attack from within as no-less than an attack from without.
Most people here love the flag, and that for which it stands, and would only turn it up-side down to signal the distress that eminates from Washington, D.C. For them it is not a 'political' statement but a warning to other Americans.
Using the US Flag to make political statements cheapens it and insults the memory of those who died for what it stands for.
You took the words out of my mouth, lol.
Thank you!