What does your Country's Flag mean to you?

[3rgytr54]

Well, what does it mean to you? To me when ever I look at the flag (U.S.) I feel pride in my country and I think of those, those who fought to make it what is is today, those who spawned a revolutionary movement around the world... Those how fight and have fought under it protecting freedom, Those who said "We, are individuals, we are independent from the British" and proved the world wrong by repelling the most feared nation on Earth... twice. By saving democracy in Europe twice. Those who stood behind the country after it's first failed government... Those who have shown the world "I am, a rebel." and

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

I highlighted Indivisible and liberty and justice for all because those two sections, have shaped this country to an unimaginable end.

Please no flaming or anything.

 

[The_wand_mirror]

Its A Flag!!!!!!!!!!!

.......

 

[Martin Barbov]

The flag means nothing to me. It's just a flag. Nothing to do with the patriotism. I like my country although it sucks. The flag is just a piece of cloth. It's not more important to me than the national emblem or the anthem.

 

[brad.dude03]

Yeah. I mean, the Canadian Flag is great, because it's Canada and everything, but it doesn't really inspire loyalty and justice and all the other crap the American flag supposedly does.

 

[TNARICK]

I feel pride and want to fight for it!

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Flag to me is an symbol of ..... No it's just a piece of cloth that could have been used to make clothes for poor people

 

[NinjasDontFight]

Filipino Flag - Blue means Peace
Red means War!


You flip the flag to determine whether peace or war.

 

[Restor]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...f_Slovakia.svg/250px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png

White&Blue&Red are colors of Slavs, double cross is symbol of this country and three hills are symbol of our mountain of hearth of europe

 

[Eleandor]

I feel like "LOL" whenever I see our Belgian flag. Mainly because Belgium is one of the only artificial countries still left in Europe.

 

[TheDivineBoss]

I see an error, a Republican error.

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Democracy for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Fixed.

 

[donut3.5]

Actually it is republic
What does the flag mean to me? It's nothing too special. I don't feel an overwhelming wave of patriotism by the sheer image of it. I also don't get the point in burning a flag, due to the same apathy over it. Of all the symbols to represent a country, I find a flag to be one of the least representative. Or at least the American flag anyhow.
--donut3.5--

 

[Razorbrain]

i dont really care so much about the flag, i care more about what the country acutally does

and i dont like it when people say that the US saved democracy in europe twice

 

[Gilles]

Yeah. I mean, the Canadian Flag is great, because it's Canada and everything, but it doesn't really inspire loyalty and justice and all the other crap the American flag supposedly does.

I feel a bit of patriotism. Like when they hoist the flag for an olympic win. Or that could be knowing that we just kicked every ones ass in hockey. Either way, I still feel it.

 

[brad.dude03]

I mean, yeah, you see the maple leaf and it's like, all right, Canada, and such, but it certainly does not make me want to die for my country.

 

[3rgytr54]

and i dont like it when people say that the US saved democracy in europe twice

Two wars, both would have slowly tipped away, towards the Germans...

Trenches and beaches and bombings, Oh my!

I see an error, a Republican error.

Actually it is republic

Democracies are impractical, we have a republic (republicanic?) democracy here.

Or at least the American flag anyhow.

It must be our flag, or just me. I don't know. This flag has yet to fail.

 

[Razorbrain]

Two wars, both would have slowly tipped away, towards the Germans...

Trenches and beaches and bombings, Oh my!

okay, maybe WW1 was becouse of you, but it sure was becouse of you hitler decided to be a retarded asshole and attack the Soviet Union aswell. If the Nazists and the Soviet Union would have just stayed cool, you probably wouldn't have "saved democracy"

 

[3rgytr54]

as in beaches I am referring to WW2 (Normandy) I guess it could have been pulled off, but not in the amount of time that we did it in (as in the allies).

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What does your flag mean to the rest of you unposted people?

 

[SuPa-]

What does my country's flag mean to me?

Fuel for my fire

 

[hawk_767]

The American flag, old glory, red white and blue. It makes me think of all the people who have fought and died for the country. The flag represents all of those who have died and are fighting. The flag represents the country and the colors are what we fight for. The flag has been there with us through all the battles. Its been through hell and back, and is a symbol of our freedom. some people say its just a flag but the flag is used as a symbol for the country and is used to both rally people and make them feel proud. The flag also makes me think of the song, Colors Don't Run. and that song basically is how I feel.

 

[Voidwalker]

Yeah, most here are apathic towards their respective flags. But the day you go overseas and you see your country's flag being stomped and burned... Ha! Then you'll jump to beat the crap out of whoever's doing that.

It always happens, same with nostalgia.

 

[Hakeem]

It represents strictness and order. The stars are arranged in the least artistic manner available. The stripes are just straight. It is is bureaucratic and constricting. It represents authority and prison. Colorful lack of freedom.

It is the enemy of the anarchy.

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Of course by my standards I have no country, and my flag is that of the anarchy:

Of course I'll accept any flag bearing the anarchist symbol.

 

[Joe-black-5]

i feel proud every time i see it (its in my avatar and signature, and the green thing in the middle suppose to be a tree)

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

I look at the US flag and I think of America. There's really nothing else to it. Sure, it's symbolic, but I'm not nearly romantic enough to talk about the veterans that went to hell and back to give birth to our nation. I look at it and I think "USA".

Now, if you want me to explain the artistic design of it, it's really, really boring. Stars on the top left, stripes everywhere else. Any symbolism it has is pretty much spelled out to you, and there's really no art to it.

 

[Anachron]

A flag does not change people in any way. Repeat.

 

[Zombie]

Flags symbolize countries. My country flag is one of the most generic ones that can ever be found in the world, just like my country.

 

[TheDivineBoss]

Flags symbolize countries. My country flag is one of the most generic ones that can ever be found in the world, just like my country.

You are Hungarian, not Russian.

 

[Zombie]

You are Hungarian, not Russian.

I was talking about Hungary. Keep the troll in the cave plox.

 

[Thrikodius]

Uhm... blue with a yellow cross... Doesn't really mean anything. It's a pice of colored fabric really, nothing more.

 

[brad.dude03]

Well it must have some kind of symbolism or your country would not have chosen it

 

[Thrikodius]

That flag was chosen ages ago. I'm sure it meant something then. I think it was some kind of king who used to wear those colors. It may mean something to Sweden as a country but not to me. I don't really care. I'd rather have a flag with the Lordi symbol.

 

[Masiah]

I feel meh.

I've lived in many different places, enough to consider myself a "Citizend of the World". Flags mean nothing to me, nor borders or nationalities. A person is a person, no matter from where does he or she come.

 

[brad.dude03]

Lordi flag, lol, that would be ridiculous.

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Lordi flag, lol, that would be ridiculous.

No, that would be just retarded cause they suck anyway >.<

 

[brad.dude03]

Obviously. But this thread is not abouy Lordi, it's about our countries flags, so let's get back on topic.

 

[TheDivineBoss]

Even pondered about the Dutch flag and the Luxembourgian flag? They are the same for exception of the blue.

D and L flag.

 

[brad.dude03]

IT'S A CONSPIRACY!11!

But seriously.

 

[Zombie]

Hungarian flag, Italian flag:

 

[brad.dude03]

And then compare with the Irish flag.

 

[SuPa-]

What originality!

 

[Belgarath]

Duh. Originality with flags = moar stars, moar colourz!
German flag means, uh, red gold and black to me, it looks cool, that's for sure
New Zealand flag reminds me that NZ was a colony to the (damn) Brits, but NZ is meant to get a new one. If it was a silver fern, then it'd obviously show: this is NZ! If it was a Maori dude sticking his tounge out, it'd obviously show: this is NZ! Yeah, anything but the one that's so similar to the Aussies .

 

[3rgytr54]

Yeah, most here are apathic towards their respective flags. But the day you go overseas and you see your country's flag being stomped and burned... Ha! Then you'll jump to beat the crap out of whoever's doing that.

It always happens, same with nostalgia.

Finally someone who can see that people have feelings for their country--

I look at the US flag and I think of America. There's really nothing else to it. Sure, it's symbolic, but I'm not nearly romantic enough to talk about the veterans that went to hell and back to give birth to our nation. I look at it and I think "USA".

Now, if you want me to explain the artistic design of it, it's really, really boring. Stars on the top left, stripes everywhere else. Any symbolism it has is pretty much spelled out to you, and there's really no art to it.

It doesn't have to be artistic-
stripes 13, 13 original states
stars 50, 50 states
colors, 3 (won't go into that)
when you fold the flag there are 12 triangles, 12 meanings

This is the flag code of the U.S. USFlag.org: A website dedicated to the Flag of the United States of America - United States Code

 

[Zombie]

What originality!

So true. But imo, all tricolors are pretty much unoriginal.

And then compare with the Irish flag.

Oh yeah. But far as I noticed, people tend to confuse Hungary's flag with Italy's more than the Irish and Italian. At least the colors are different.

 

[Squiggy]

Its A Flag!!!!!!!!!!!

.......

Tru dat

 

[brad.dude03]

But sometimes it's not just a flag!

 

[Zombie]

Yeah, it can be a towel or curtain too. But it still marks the country.

 

[En_Fuego]

I like the Confederate Flag because of the shape the stars take form in.

 

[brad.dude03]

That wasn't really what I had in mind. It can also serve as clothing!

 

[Zombie]

I like the Confederate Flag because of the shape the stars take form in.

I like the flag itself too, but not what it symbolizes.

 

[brad.dude03]

That's me and the USSR flag

 

[Zombie]

Indeed. As far as I'm concerned, the USSR flag is a pretty creative one aswell. It's definately more awesome than today's Russian Federal tricolor.

Soviet symbols ftw