Brunswick County (Part), Chesapeake City (Part), Franklin City (Part), Isle of Wight County (Part), Portsmouth City (Part), Southampton County (Part), Suffolk City (Part), Emporia City (All), Greensville County (All), Sussex County (All), Surry County (Part)
Flag-waving is a fallacious argument or propaganda technique used to justify an action based on the undue connection to nationalism or patriotism or benefit for an idea, group or country. It is a variant of argumentum ad populum.
Upside Down Flag. Flying the American flag upside down is an officially recognized signal of distress. Here is the relevant part of the US Code of Laws regarding how to fly the flag when in distress: THE UNITED STATES FLAG CODE Title 4, Chapter 1.