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Does anyone else here have vexillology as a special interest

creativeusername18

I was wondering cuz I do

My favorite flag btw if anyone is wondering is this flag that was second place in a contest on the vexillology subreddit, and my favorite flag that was ever used outside of the Internet is Kyrgyzstan's 1992-2023 flag.

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  • Vexilllology is from the Latin 'vexillum', a diminutive of 'velum', meaning a ship's sail. The vexillum was a cloth flag hung from a crossbar. I much prefer the 'draco', as flags go.

  • in reply to Martin

    I must admit that I don't get the point of flags, I mean I know the dictionary definition and stuff, but why? and as for people who get so het up about "their" flag and flag burning and stuff, again why?

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    It's because of nationalism, many people love their nation and take pride in any symbols representing it. Of course, flags are the most recognizable of these symbols.

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I like flags, they look nice and also not everyone who loves their nation hates others, though sadly there are many people who do.

  • in reply to creativeusername18

    Yeah, thats part of my problem with them, the ideologies people invest into whats basically a painted sheet! I see them as another symbol of division.

    I still don't really get the need for them, especially nowadays when we don't have to hoist a flag to say who we are or risk getting pirated or be pirated anyway.