Many flags around the world are iconic, think the ones of France, Canada, South Africa, the Nordics, etc.

However, there are some that aren’t as good, like the Australian and New Zealand flags, both of which still retain the union jack with little Indigenous symbolism. Speaking as an Australian myself, our flag isn’t all that great! The Southern Cross is cool, but there is no hint of green/gold, and the union jack just looks tacked on. There are also many flags that look good, but the symbolism represents ideas that you’re against. Think Iran’s flag that draws heavily from their sect of Islam and the theocracy, or the PRC’s flag having the smaller stars representing the people surrounding the larger star representing the one party state. There’s also some that are okay, but a bit boring and hard of distinguish from the rest, and an additional element would make it stand out more.

And purple should be on more flags! Republican Spain during the 1930s had some purple, but they lost the civil war and the flag was replaced.

If you could change the national flags of the world, what would be your flag proposals?

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    Same as calling the Alliance of Sahel States “imperialist” for kicking out France and the US.

    You’re deliberately misunderstanding me here, and I have very little patience for bad faith arguments.

    They’re not imperialist for kicking out France and the US. They’re imperialist because of the control they exert over their own citizens.

    States are the means by which one class monopolizes its power.

    And what is an empire, but the monopolization of power?

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      I have very little patience for bad faith arguments

      Don’t laugh don’t laugh