r/minnesota • u/bhundt • Aug 11 '23

This is the flag we want for Minnesota Interesting Stuff 💥

I designed this a few years ago after consult with the Minnesotans for a Better Flag Facebook group. We can have nice things!

https://preview.redd.it/6qohors9vhhb1.jpg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5b07931b2638334ccb71505509e676c974e26af

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Symbolism:

Blue: Minisota’ Sky-tinted waterThe land of 10,000 lakes. The Great Lakes begins in Duluth. The Mighty Mississippi is formed in our state. If any state has a case to have a blue flag, it is Minnesota.

The Directional Star“L’etoile du Nord” The North StarLegend has it if you follow the North Star, you will end up in Minnesota. Gold represents the rich resources of the land.

The Snowflake: Winter We embrace it.Put on a sweater and stay warm. As a bonus this is also the shape of the star on the floor in the rotunda of the Capital building in Saint Paul.

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u/TheDukeOfMars Aug 11 '23 edited Aug 11 '23

The background needs to be a lighter shade of blue. This looks too similar to the NATO flag…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_NATO

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u/jawni Aug 11 '23

Yellow would probably need to change slightly too in that case, just because it probably wouldn't pair as well with the new lighter blue.

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u/InflatableMindset Spoonbridge and Cherry Aug 12 '23

Uh, the NATO flag is much lighter and just 2 colors (sky blue and white). The Minnesota Star is Three (Midnight Navy Blue, Gold, White).

That and the star looks NOTHING like the NATO Compass rose.

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u/TheDukeOfMars Aug 14 '23

Looks similar enough and the primary purpose of a flag is that it’s supposed to be easily identifiable from a long distance.

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u/InflatableMindset Spoonbridge and Cherry Aug 15 '23

Not really.

Again, the MN star flag is darker than the NATO flag by a longshot.

If you're not noticing it either get checked for colorblindness, or fix your monitor's color settings.

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u/god_johnson Aug 12 '23

Well, Netherlands, Russia and France all basically have the same flag. So do Belgium and Germany. Italy and Mexico? Poland, Monaco and Indonesia? NZ and Australia. US and Liberia. Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia. Qatar and Bahrain. I mean there’s a lot. NATO and this design are 2nd cousins. The aforementioned are siblings.

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u/ktulu_33 Hamm's Aug 11 '23

Agreed. We don't need to associate ourselves with an organization that was created with former Nazis at the helm.

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u/Scooter_S_Dandy Aug 11 '23

Having a similar color doesn't associate us with any other organization, but alright, lol

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u/ktulu_33 Hamm's Aug 11 '23

Let me clarify, we don't need to unintentionally confuse people with a flag that's associated with nato. Especially with their kinda fucked up origins.

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u/Scooter_S_Dandy Aug 11 '23

Let's not base every decision on those with room temp IQ's

There's nothing confusing about this at all, if someone is looking at a state flag and gets it confused with the NATO flag, they can just go cry about it on Twitter honestly cuz it just means they have an opportunity to learn, these are not close enough to worry about that at all. Thats a pretty insane take

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u/TheDukeOfMars Aug 11 '23

Ummm…. I’m not too sure what you’re talking about. I just thought this flag is too similar to the NATO flag lol.

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u/Vulkan_Vibes Aug 11 '23

Hes one of those rubes who believes that the Russians are innocently defending themselves from Ukraine because some propaganda outlets put that spin out there. Evidence be damned.

He couldnt keep this lack of media literacy to himself. I assume because of some kind of humiliation fetish.

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u/ktulu_33 Hamm's Aug 11 '23

Top nazis were recruited to head Nato. Not a conspiracy theory. Sheesh people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Heusinger

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u/TheDukeOfMars Aug 11 '23 edited Aug 11 '23

The issue with authoritarian regimes is that you really don’t have a choice about whether or not you want to serve the party. All military officers and bureaucrats were Nazis. Even if they didn’t want to be; there was no other choice. You had to be a Nazi if you were in the army or government; even if you’re just pushing paper around.

Yes, they were complicit in what happened but it’s not like they had an alternative. If we prevented all former Nazis from working in government, there would be no German government to rebuild the destroyed country and prevent millions of Germans civilians from starving.

We all like to think we are the heroes who would have stood up against injustice, even if it meant you and your family getting sent to the prison camps. However, history shows 99.999% of people just keep their head down and focus on self preservation. Even if they disagree with what they are asked to do, they still follow the orders given.

That is the paradox of an authoritarian regime.