The most beautifull (Modern Day) Flag

[Amenhotep7]

No! It must be windy in CFC.



I hate all the flags in the world....the United Nation is the devils flag were all other flags were born from. Also countries like Britain, France, Portugal, Spain and Rome are just pure imperial flags and I hate them the most.

I'm waiting to see the Islamic federation flag Unveiled in the near future.

Oh yes, all European nations and Catholicism are evil, and anything Islamic can't do anything wrong. Give me a break, Ham. Do crack open a history book now and then.

 

[HamaticBabylon]

one down two to go. Better hurry with I-ran they are developing tactical nukes.

 

[stormbind]

Well, I like France's flag. Simple, classical, but I like the colours and I do like the basic tricolour shape.
Perhaps that's just my patriotism kicking in, but bah.

Definately your patriotism

It's drab. Simple. I like what the French ministry of defense does with the head in the middle... that's much nicer. Why not adopt it as the national flag...

... then we can have more fun burning it!

 

[Marla_Singer]

It's drab. Simple. I like what the French ministry of defense does with the head in the middle... that's much nicer. Why not adopt it as the national flag..

That's not the Ministry of Defense, that's the French Government.

The head in the middle is Marianne, the French symbol of the Republic.

 

[stormbind]

Bleh! Well I wouldn't know that, would I?

So why not adopt it anyway? It looks cool.

 

[Marla_Singer]

Bleh! Well I wouldn't know that, would I?

So why not adopt it anyway? It looks cool.

You're right, it looks cool, but it's also harder for our kids to draw it on top of the Eiffel Tower.

And anyway, I think that looks too much like the logos of the MLB or the NBA.

 

[Akka]

Definately your patriotism

Didn't knew that Perfection was a French patriot, then

It's drab. Simple. I like what the French ministry of defense does with the head in the middle... that's much nicer. Why not adopt it as the national flag...

Nah. The logo is nice, the idea of the logo is good, but I do prefer the simple three stripes. More fitting, and well, I like the regularity and design the original has.

 

[PantheraTigris2]

wow, it took more than 60 posts in this thread, until a über-patriotic USAmerican turns up. That must be a record for a "most beautiful flag" thread.

I protest that statement! It should be my honor! I posted this back on post #49...
surely it is a contender...

 

[Elgalad]

My second would have been the Marine Corps Ensign as well, Tigris.

But Gunny Ermey himself said there's only room for one flag in our hearts.

http://www.rleeermey.com/

I just keep the Marine colors on the shorter post in my yard next to the Star and Stripes, out of habit.

-Elgalad

 

[PantheraTigris2]

Well, when the Color Guard marches/carries/holds them side by side, they are equal in stature... only exception being, when the Star Spangled Banner is played, the Marine Corps flag is tilted at about a 30-45 degree angle, as if to 'bow' during the anthem.

 

[kryszcztov]

I'm sorry, but I also prefer my flag. It is simple (what a national flag should be), has this cool blue-white-red combo (in fact, "blue-white-red" or "tricolor" defines our flag, at least here), well it shows well on photos and paintings. Moreover, I like what is behind : no one almost spoke of the meanings, but I think it is as important as the graphics, because flags aren't paintings, they are symbols. So, for the French flag, it comes from the freshness of the early Revolution, where hope was high. The blue and red colours are those of the City of Paris, and the white part was of course the royal colour, so the idea was that the People of Paris and the King of France were "associated" for the good. The country was not imperialist at all at that time, we just had to defend againt those evil monarchies trying to beat our Revolution. Fortunately we were able to push them back, and Louis XVI and his foreign mates never returned.

As for foreign flags, I think I like Canada, Liban, England (the red cross on white), maybe other ones as well. The US one is too dense, though not bad.

The ones I dislike are those of the Commonwealth countries in the Southern hemisphere. Australia, New Zealand and some other islands should change them and fire the Queen ! That UK flag inserted in those flags was a bad idea, graphically as well as for the meaning.

 

[Sims2789]

Does anyone know why I can't save the flags in a format other that Bitmap?

 

[Sims2789]

My state has a cool flag:

http://www.3dflags.com/html/gif/2/u/anmgif_us_ca_2fawl.html

California, Hawaii and Texas are the only states that use the same flag that they used when they were independent countries. However, two states still have the Confederate battle flag on their state flag.

 

[Sims2789]

But I have to say that Bhutan's is prettier.

http://www.3dflags.com/html/gif/2/b/anmgif_bhuta_2fawl.html

 

[Mise]

You're right, it looks cool, but it's also harder for our kids to draw it on top of the Eiffel Tower.

Be thankful you're not Welsh

 

[Yuri2356]

The ones I dislike are those of the Commonwealth countries in the Southern hemisphere. Australia, New Zealand and some other islands should change them and fire the Queen ! That UK flag inserted in those flags was a bad idea, graphically as well as for the meaning.

Ok you overthrew your monarchy, way to go, but the nations of the Commonwealth will always have that historical tie to the English. If Canada had stayed with the Red Ensign, I wouldn't mind. That Union Jack represents a bond between Britain and all the former colonies. Some may not like the Idea of the Queen's role in British-Style parliment, but you have to realize that she has no real power. She's just a symbol of the system that allowed Britain to grow and prosper, and become what it is today.
And that is why, after my own, I choose Britain. For without it, the world would be a very different place.

 

[Sims2789]

Be thankful you're not Welsh

I have Welsh blood in me!

 

[Tycho Brahe]

I'm sorry, but I also prefer my flag. It is simple (what a national flag should be), has this cool blue-white-red combo (in fact, "blue-white-red" or "tricolor" defines our flag, at least here), well it shows well on photos and paintings. Moreover, I like what is behind : no one almost spoke of the meanings, but I think it is as important as the graphics, because flags aren't paintings, they are symbols. So, for the French flag, it comes from the freshness of the early Revolution, where hope was high. The blue and red colours are those of the City of Paris, and the white part was of course the royal colour, so the idea was that the People of Paris and the King of France were "associated" for the good. The country was not imperialist at all at that time, we just had to defend againt those evil monarchies trying to beat our Revolution. Fortunately we were able to push them back, and Louis XVI and his foreign mates never returned.

As for foreign flags, I think I like Canada, Liban, England (the red cross on white), maybe other ones as well. The US one is too dense, though not bad.

The ones I dislike are those of the Commonwealth countries in the Southern hemisphere. Australia, New Zealand and some other islands should change them and fire the Queen ! That UK flag inserted in those flags was a bad idea, graphically as well as for the meaning.

A good flag to me is defined graphically.

It must be easy to recognise in various shapes and sizes (like on uniforms) easy to draw on top of the Eiffel Tower. Simple is good.

Stars & stripes and Union jack are to dense for my taste. But I had some cool underwear with red and blue stripes and white stars when I was a kid.

 

[Enkidu Warrior]

My favourite are the South Korean and Iranian flags.

 

[test_specimen]

I protest that statement! It should be my honor! I posted this back on post #49...
surely it is a contender...

... but fortunately you didn't feel the need to call all other flags crap.