Signs of Demise?

If there is one thing commendable about the American nation it is their ability to call a spade a spade.

Most recently I came across two movies which is showing the demise of American life in general. The movies were 'The valley of Elah' and 'No Country for Old Men'. Both movies depicted the demise and the moral degeneration of the American society and more importantly the realization of the fact that they are helpless.

In one of the movies towards the end, the main character is said to host the American flag upside down, which is an international sign of calling for help when the host nation has no clue of how to fix their problems.

I hope that they realize soon that 'Shariah is the answer'.

Hank takes the flag to the school, where he flies it upside down; a sign that everything is not all-right and the country is in distress (presumably regarding the Iraq war or the care of soldiers returning from combat). He duct tapes the ropes of the flag staff and instructs the schools custodian to leave it like that, even at night ...
... Wikipedia