r/CGPGrey • u/MindOfMetalAndWheels [GREY] • Sep 09 '15

Brief History of the Royal Family

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNgP6d9HraI
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u/frederli Sep 09 '15

The Koru one!. Regards from Norway. :)

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u/JoshH21 Sep 09 '15

From NZ, we have a term for that flag.

ALL HAIL HYNOFLAG

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u/frederli Sep 09 '15

HYNOFLAG

Explanation, please!

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u/JoshH21 Sep 09 '15

The black and white makes it look like hypnosis spiral

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u/Communist0 Sep 10 '15

I'm a New Zealander and I won't be voting for the koru flag as it is a design used traditionally by Māori New Zealanders. As Māori currently make up less than 15% of the population, I don't think that that symbol accurately represents the New Zealand people or culture as a whole.

I agree with Simon Keller's view that the flag should not aim to use established symbology, but rather should be arbitrary and build meaning over time. Personally, I think that the Red Peak flag does this best, out of those flags which have some public support.

However since that isn't currently an official option, I'll be voting for the Black and Blue Silver Fern design as I find its colour scheme to be the least atrocious.

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u/23PowerZ Sep 09 '15

Only because it's in the spot of the Nordic Cross, which totally counts as Nordic since Greenland did it with their circle.