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People are unhappy with my flag; therefore I have made some other proposals
Posted by andrepoiy on 9 July 2018 in English.People have been expressing discontent with my national flag. In reality, I don’t care what you think, but to pacify those who are angry, I have listed some proposals for a new flag made by me and other users here: https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/wiki/index.php/Talk:Capitalia (SCROLL DOWN)
Please comment some of your thoughts, and which design you prefer on the talk page.
I myself would prefer Proposal 1 or 3.
Discussion
Comment from geoboi on 9 July 2018 at 22:58
I like 4 the best.
Comment from zhenkang on 9 July 2018 at 23:05
I rather think you are not doing this to pacify others. I mean, it is still up to you, whether you want that dollar sign on your flag, or do other designs. But if you want to go your way, then I dont see the purpose of having a proposal.
Comment from andrepoiy on 9 July 2018 at 23:27
@zhenkang Well if I pacify others, I won’t have angry messages on my nation’s talk page anymore.
Comment from zhenkang on 10 July 2018 at 00:40
If that is what you want, then you are not seeing the true purpose why they were criticising you. Just think about your flag. Do you truly think it is realistic to have a dollar sign on it? Dont do this just the sake of satisfying others.
Comment from andrepoiy on 10 July 2018 at 00:45
@zhenkang I get the point, but I truly don’t care about their opinions.
Comment from zhenkang on 10 July 2018 at 02:29
If you really truly dont care, then I rather you dont post this and go your own way. I see you have already made a choice, so why still post this and ask for others’ opinion, if you dont care?
Comment from zhenkang on 10 July 2018 at 02:31
And I will go for proposal no 4.
I really suggest, with your country, you should move to the FS where capitalism is high in the air.
Comment from andrepoiy on 10 July 2018 at 12:51
@zhenkang What’s FS?
Comment from zhenkang on 10 July 2018 at 13:21
Federal States
Comment from andrepoiy on 10 July 2018 at 14:47
@zhenkang Nah, then I have to comply with the federal government there. I can’t do whatever I want.
Comment from NKgov on 10 July 2018 at 15:34
Hi, andrepoiy. From what I could read, your country is orbiting around wealth. So, why don’t you try to invoke that with different colors? Red, for me, invokes a sense of sexuality, blood (therefore martyrdom, sacrifice), anger, fight; not wealth. Perhaps a bit of yellow, or even gold. Many corporations use blue, such as GM in your avatar pic, GE, Bank of America, you name it… Perhaps if you develop a bit of your country’s history and politics you will get more sensible to that, instead of being too literal (e.g. the so furious approach to capitalism was a recent event? Did a political party (the Profit Party, for instance) rise in the last couple of decades after a big recession, such as caused by left-wing governments? You could play with that and incorporate in your mapping.
Your flag needs to represent your nation as a whole, including your citizens, the environment, not just the political and economical aspect. Is freedom a ‘big thing’ in the daily Capitalian life? Find some symbols for freedom, then (duckduckgo that!).
Anyway, I really liked all the proposals.
P.S.: after reading what Isleño wrote on your talk page, I second with the ‘dystopia’ part. I didn’t think it of a joke, but of a Orwellian nation focused only in profit, enslaving the citizens in a very fashioned and capitalist way. IMHO that would be a good addon for the geopolitics ;)
Comment from andrepoiy on 10 July 2018 at 17:00
@NKgov Yes, the country is capitalist, but it also is pretty nationalistic, and likes large to have a large military, which is why I chose red.
Comment from varnel_maiser on 10 July 2018 at 17:07
Actually @NKgov, I do have a random design sitting around that has all those aspects, shown here:
Red in this case stands for glory and fight, and noting all of the military bases and weapons factories around the country, glory and fight may actually be a key attribute in the nation and can be represented by the amount of red in the flag.
Comment from andrepoiy on 10 July 2018 at 20:17
I thought you were using that for your own purposes
Comment from varnel_maiser on 11 July 2018 at 02:38
I still haven’t found a purpose for it yet, so it’s still available.
Comment from plainoldbread on 17 July 2018 at 18:51
7 looks good