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

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Post by BSDobelix »

SuddsMcDuff wrote: post #79
9dev wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, I'm absolutely aware that we are - as of now - unable to get past the pettiness of nationality and tribalism. Maybe it's so ingrained in us, we'll never get past that, I don't know. It's just massively frustrating to see what humanity could accomplish if we weren't occupied bashing our heads in over religion, nationality, or color of skin. The planet - the only planet - is dying, people and animals are suffering,…

> It's just massively frustrating to see what humanity could accomplish if we weren't occupied bashing our heads in over religion, nationality, or color of skin. Resenting the real world because it doesn't live up to your make-believe fantasy world is pathological. I too can imagine perfect utopian worlds where everybody lives in peace and harmony, but they're just fantasies. Eventually you have to come back to the r…

>Resenting the real world because it doesn't live up to your make-believe fantasy world is pathological.

I dont think world-peace (more or less) is impossible, even if it's more like "Brave New World" instead of "1984".

Or maybe something like the UN with a strong peace-force and WITHOUT a security council but a real and fair democratic decision process.

And maybe the most important point, i have not seen real War-Winners (except the mil.-industrial-blabla) since the 2. World-war....just losers on both sides.

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

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Post by vintagedave »

I appreciate the ethos of unity, but in a sense it scares me were this ever to be political unity -- because I don't trust it would remain (or even ever be) democratic and free.

We see so many examples of power hurting citizens in existing nations. The risk if the entire world had one political unity, of losing freedom, is extreme.

With multiple nations and blocs, at least some remain showing an example of what can exist in the others.

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

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Post by pelagicAustral »

vintagedave wrote: post #103

I appreciate the ethos of unity, but in a sense it scares me were this ever to be political unity -- because I don't trust it would remain (or even ever be) democratic and free. We see so many examples of power hurting citizens in existing nations. The risk if the entire world had one political unity, of losing freedom, is extreme. With multiple nations and blocs, at least some remain showing an example of what can e…

The only way we'll going to achieve anything remotely akin to World Unity™ is as some form of dystopic Warhammer 40K future. You try putting even 5 people in a root have them reach consensus on anything.

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

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Post by hsbauauvhabzb »

anaumann wrote: post #94
lloeki wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel what makes it work well here is also that it's not perfectly transparent so you can still see it wave in the wind and make out it's rectangular shape. I'd definitely take that into consideration for a digital version.

>> I'd definitely take that into consideration for a digital version. Finally, an application for Apple‘s Liquid Glass UI

Seems unfair to associate anything good with that abomination.

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

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Post by rob74 »

fiatpandas wrote: post #23
adzm wrote: post #2

Transparency in a flag is new to me. It's surprisingly effective here. Could this be done with just cloth without synthetics by using thinner threads or thread count?

I also love the transparency and am surprised it hasn’t been used more. Granted, it would be very difficult to achieve with natural materials and also be durable. A flag should be able to withstand an ocean voyage exposed to the elements.

I think you pointed out very well why it hasn't been used more: lack of durability. Either it has to be some kind of plastic foil, in which case it has to be thin enough to fly in the wind the same way as a traditional flag does, so it will degrade very quickly when exposed to the elements. Or the silk organza suggested on the page, but if it's thin enough to be (almost) transparent I'm not convinced that it would fare much better.

So, nice idea, but completely impractical, which makes it a gimmick.

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