German flag @ olympic games

[ranzino]

It'd be a hard mistake to make if the whole body is shown, as griffons have a few extra parts that eagles don't. But in the cases where just the head is used, the way to tell the difference is that griffons have ears, eagles don't.

My source is 1991 Encyclopaedia Britannica. Read the bugger out of the heraldry article when I was a kid.

such a Griffon is really cool, also the left supporter ( it is left position, trust me ) of the arms of Baden-Württemberg.

[soulcrusher]

On a per capita basis, the Breivik killings were deadlier than 9/11, so yeah I think we're doing a bit better than you in that department.

Per capita basis? What a fascile and irrelevant way to talk about mass murder. Size of country is irrelevant vs numbers of deaths. Apart from anything else 9/11 and it's world wide impact is still being felt today. Breivik, not so much.

[Kalis]

Meh. People are always sticking random things on our flag and nobody gives a shit.


For example, New Zealand have put some little stars on the ensign and us British are perfectly fine with it...

[TirielWoW]

If you got the dual citizenship why not combine both flags when you feel at both places home.

It's considered very disrespectful to the flag.

[jasdasm]

Leftists hate the national flag of germany, they think we are not allowed to show national pride because of the austrian mustache guy 70years ago. They even get triggered by soccer fans singing the national anthem a second time. Everything is racism in their eyes.

The Austrian Guy was German is German and remains German. What defines a German isnt the Country where he/she was born. its the Language

[lonely zergling]

The Austrian Guy was German is German and remains German. What defines a German isnt the Country where he/she was born. its the Language

Not really. People from Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg are not magically "german" just because they know the language.

[jasdasm]

Not really. People from Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg are not magically "german" just because they know the language.

nah thats how it worked before we started using this Nationality Bullshit.

[May90]

It's considered very disrespectful to the flag.

Why does a piece of cloth deserve respect?

[lonely zergling]

nah thats how it worked before we started using this Nationality Bullshit.

Go away with your "Urburschenschaft" bullshit.

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Why does a piece of cloth deserve respect?

Its against the law to be disrespectful against the flag or even destroy it in germany, not sure if changing it is considered destroying though . Probably not, but it deserves respect.

[Tackhisis]

Why does a piece of cloth deserve respect?

Because it is suddenly a flag, not a 'piece of cloth'.

[Wells]

Does getting bent out of shape over a symbol on a flag count as PC?

[enragedgorilla]

Would you be cool if a few million Confed flag flying US southerners fled to your nation and started putting crosses on your Nation's flag? (amusing your nation has no religious symbols on it to start with i suppose) IDk about you but it seems...rude. Its not the worst thing out there but it sure does not show respect.

People already do this in America in various forms...part of freedom of expression/Speech etc etc.

The OP's post, the guy got "caught" on camera...giving the wider audience a chance to cast their "2 cents" in.

I do not like seeing people deface the American flag, but as an American I understand that expression is a right and therefor , I can just turn away and ignore them when this is the way they choose to express themselves.
And be glad they are using the right they are born/granted.

I will not do so...that is my choice.

[Deleted]

Why does a piece of cloth deserve respect?

Why do you deserve respect? You're just a walking, talking sack of organic tissue.

[Kalis]

Would you be cool if a few million Confed flag flying US southerners fled to your nation and started putting crosses on your Nation's flag? (amusing your nation has no religious symbols on it to start with i suppose) IDk about you but it seems...rude. Its not the worst thing out there but it sure does not show respect.

Adam is British, there are already threee crosses on his flag, they may struggle to find room to put any more on.

[May90]

Its against the law to be disrespectful against the flag or even destroy it in germany, not sure if changing it is considered destroying though . Probably not, but it deserves respect.

Very strange law...

Because it is suddenly a flag, not a 'piece of cloth'.

It is a painted piece of cloth that is a flag. Are we still mentally in cavemen times, worshiping random items representing something?

Why do you deserve respect? You're just a walking, talking sack of organic tissue.

I'm not requiring that everyone respects me though.

[Mister Cheese]

I couldn't laugh any harder. This is so pathetic.

[TirielWoW]

Why does a piece of cloth deserve respect?

Because it represents the lives of those who have given everything to protect the country it stands for.

[Themius]

Citation for any of your BS?

Wait are you saying the part about America having more cultures in it than most European countries to be bullshit? Becuase idk we literally are the 3rd most populous country and are known for melting.

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Go away with your "Urburschenschaft" bullshit.

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Its against the law to be disrespectful against the flag or even destroy it in germany, not sure if changing it is considered destroying though . Probably not, but it deserves respect.

How is that flag disrespect? "we love germany so much we wanted to fuze our cultures"

[Cyberowl]

Wait are you saying the part about America having more cultures in it than most European countries to be bullshit? Becuase idk we literally are the 3rd most populous country and are known for melting.

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How is that flag disrespect? "we love germany so much we wanted to fuze our cultures"

It's not the only statement you made; and yes, I do. Yes, your big cities are fairly multicultural, just like ours, but there are many and vast areas that are quite mono-cultural, too. You just keep rambling about stuff you yet have to back up; just like your "Why is it assimilate or gtfo" mental diarrhea claim earlier.

[May90]

Because it represents the lives of those who have given everything to protect the country it stands for.

It represents whatever you want it to represent. There is no inherent meaning in a flag.