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Re: 1worldflag: A blue dot on a transparent background

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Post by mplanchard »

insane_dreamer wrote: post #130
mplanchard wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

from the post you replied to: > and the fact we embraced it as a flag of unity over a flag of surrender should say all there is to say about us getting over our differences

hard to change an association that has been around for millennia (literally)

Yeah I don’t disagree, but I think the difficulty is kind of the point in the GP’s post: it would take an unprecedented era of peace for us to collectively agree that the idea of “surrender” is an anachronism ready to be reclaimed for a better purpose.

Re: 1worldflag: A blue dot on a transparent background

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Post by MisterTea »

arrowsmith wrote: post #102
bloak wrote: post #97

There are lots of world flags: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Earth https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Earth_Flag_Simple.sv...

Don't forget Futurama's: https://futurama.fandom.com/wiki/Old_Freebie

It's in the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Earth#Futurama

Re: 1worldflag: A blue dot on a transparent background

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Post by linsomniac »

I recently was listening to a 99 Percent Invisible podcast: Citizen of the World https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/665-citizen-of-the-wo...

It's about a guy who has been fighting for ~50 years to be able to be a citizen of no country. I left that episode thinking "This is the hero we need right now."

He has set up the World Citizen Government https://worldcitizengov.org/

Re: 1worldflag: A blue dot on a transparent background

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Post by hermitcrab »

BSDobelix wrote: post #111
hermitcrab wrote: post #110

Someone made a flag to express unity and we've just all come here to argue about it. How very human.

Are not ~all flags made to express unity? However that one looks better: https://www.flagofplanetearth.com/ Fight me :)

>Are not ~all flags made to express unity?

Usually the unity of some humans against other humns.

Re: 1worldflag: A blue dot on a transparent background

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Post by jrflo »

aquariusDue wrote: post #72
monkeywork wrote: post #27

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is he still making content it feels like its been forever since ive heard anything about him

He's got a regular monthly podcast called Codex if you're into that format too.

He hasn't been on cortex for over a year

Re: 1worldflag: A blue dot on a transparent background

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Post by nyanmatt »

benj111 wrote: post #76
nextaccountic wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That would be the first flag that isn't vegan, which.. doesn't look very cool

I'm sure there have been plenty of flags that haven't been vegan.

You could make any flag out of non-vegan materials, sure. But that this flag was designed with the basis of cruelty (silk) makes it also conceptually non-vegan.

What a great way to unite the world in a practice of cruelty to its inhabitants

- 1worldforhumansonlyflag - 1worldindifferenttosufferingflag

The whole idea falls flat on its face because of this for me.

Re: 1worldflag: A blue dot on a transparent background

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Post by metalman »

ALL flags(standards/banners) are war symbols, declarations of intent to attack and of terrtory held by conquest, tribes,nations, and franchises alike. Any attemp to float the idea of a world flag is a (hidden attempt) of a declaration of total war on all countrys simultaneously, which unfortunatly is too ridiculous to even get points on style. Fashists always have some sort of fashion kink branding thing plus a cult of personality to get things going, but this one needs WAY too much explaining.

Re: 1worldflag: A blue dot on a transparent background

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Post by jszymborski »

layer8 wrote: post #119
jszymborski wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wouldn't the Esperanto of Flags be the flag of Esperanto?

The Esperanto of sign languages wouldn’t inherently be the sign language of Esperanto. The same goes for flags.

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree!
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