This has happened in México too, the most famously recorded one was during Enrique Peña Nieto's term (sorry for linking to YT). They said the flag thing was an accident, but it was during the Flag Day and everyone was angry with the way the government was handling things. The government-influenced media was angry with the military because "they made a mistake", but we all knew why it happened.

https://youtu.be/cwW9X_GBtco

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 20 points 13 hours ago (7 children)

Is this real
What does it mean?
Where are we in terms of worrying? Should I begin to start to think about worrying or something more urgent?

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 12 hours ago

I think so.
That's unclear but my take is that this is an expression of the distress felt by the employees, and perhaps the only possible outlet for their feelings. I suspect that it's more likely the action of one or two people rather that some kind of collectively approved signal.
I just don't know. I'm not even American but I feel very discombobulated.

[–] SuperEars@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

The new "phone, wallet, keys"

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[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Performative resistance from inside the machine. Cute gesture, but distress signals only work when someone's actually coming to help. Meanwhile, career diplomats keep writing memos and processing visas while posting their quiet protests on social.

Remember when we thought these symbols meant something would change? Now it's just content for the outrage cycle. Tomorrow there'll be a strongly worded letter, maybe some resigned LinkedIn posts from mid-level FSOs.

The machinery keeps grinding, upside down flag or not. Though I suppose watching institutional despair go viral is peak 2025.

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[–] Kompressor@lemmy.world 14 points 12 hours ago

There’s only one way this gets stopped. And the people that would need to do it think they’ll have a ‘prime minister’ title when the dust settles and not that they’ll be chucked out a window. It’s some weapons grade stupid and apathy letting this happen and they’re just hoping that god king chooses to keep them around it’s all so pathetic

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (9 children)

Wasn't the upside down us flag thing used by j6'ers? Are the line workers taking it back as the symbol of a stolen country for themselves, or is this Musk and crew indicating we're fucked?

[–] Jericho_Kane@lemmy.org 16 points 13 hours ago

It has been used by punk bands and Anarchists waaay before that

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[–] maxalmonte14@lemmy.world -4 points 7 hours ago

They watched that one The Big Bang Theory episode.

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