The Worst Flags Proposed For Countries (That They Didn't Use)

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  • @General.Knowledge
    @General.Knowledge  2 роки тому +2300

    *Regarding Established Titles' sponsorship* : All future sponsorships with the brand have been suspended. And their sponsorship on this video has been removed (if you still see it, it's because the edit is processing through youtube's edit tool). Thank you for all of your comments and for bringing this issue to my attention.

    • @Haradin32
      @Haradin32 2 роки тому +105

      no! established titles is a scam! Don't shill for them!

    • @email5023
      @email5023 2 роки тому +112

      Established Titles has proven to be a scam.

    • @leisti
      @leisti 2 роки тому +41

      @@email5023 No way! I'm now an honest-to-God duke thanks to them, for the low low price of £9.99.

    • @adenhooks1295
      @adenhooks1295 2 роки тому +71

      @@leisti yea that was a lie, you dont own any land, they also lied about the trees as well

    • @typicalasian2730
      @typicalasian2730 2 роки тому +4

      Please upload a video where you will show our flag designs again

  • @balpreetsingh6834
    @balpreetsingh6834 2 роки тому +3165

    The laser kiwi flag is the best proposal I have ever seen

    • @AlreadyTakenTag
      @AlreadyTakenTag 2 роки тому +159

      I dunno. A kiwi with a mech armed with nuclear bomb launchers might be a bit better.

    • @Bustycat
      @Bustycat 2 роки тому +48

      It even has its own article in Wikipedia.

    • @lambo425
      @lambo425 2 роки тому +50

      A flag so bad, it's so good 😆

    • @LM_studios16
      @LM_studios16 2 роки тому +29

      No, it’s clearly Potato Man.

    • @domfabio8850
      @domfabio8850 2 роки тому +2

      @a basketboy Silence sheep fricker, let the Kiwi take over and get rid of that ugly bri'ish wo'ah mark.

  • @spddiesel
    @spddiesel 2 роки тому +297

    1:50 I believe you missed the point of the guy's design. Rather than eliminating the stripes from the flag altogether, I think he's submitting six different designs for changing the field of stars at one time. I presume his logic was since the arrangement of the stars was the only change to be made, it was more efficient to not include elements that didn't change, hence no stripes.

    • @lisanguyen673
      @lisanguyen673 Рік тому +31

      Yeah probably. The aspect ratio on those flags aren't even normal. Too square. It's more similar to the blue square of the U.S. flag

    • @choosumfat
      @choosumfat Рік тому +5

      Possible. Still awful though.

    • @samuela-aegisdottir
      @samuela-aegisdottir Рік тому +16

      I did not come to my mind but now when I read your post It is clear that you are right. It is not one flag proposal but six proposals for the constelation of stars on the american flag.

    • @RafaelMunizYT
      @RafaelMunizYT Рік тому

      you're right but the current american flag is good as it is

    • @samuela-aegisdottir
      @samuela-aegisdottir Рік тому +10

      @@RafaelMunizYT the proposals were from the time when two new states were accepted into the union and the flag had to be redesigned. The country was trying to solve how to fit the new number of starts into the blue field and these were six proposals.

  • @felipelopes9563
    @felipelopes9563 2 роки тому +1595

    Fun fact: That proposal Brazil's flag is now the flag of São Paulo state.

    • @mabroBZH
      @mabroBZH 2 роки тому +133

      The best flag we saw in that video

    • @azahel542
      @azahel542 2 роки тому +97

      And the other one is basically the flag of Goias

    • @aidanw9378
      @aidanw9378 2 роки тому +22

      I knew it looked familiar!

    • @cassianoneto1553
      @cassianoneto1553 2 роки тому +100

      Yes, and the reason for the colors is to reference the “three races theory” on Brazilian history that was popular back then, that states that Brazilians were a people born from the mixing of three races and each color would represent one of them, the red for the indigenous, the black for the Africans and the white for the Europeans. Many republicans liked it because it represented the people of Brazil rather than the land or the monarchy, but it was rejected. So the republicans just adopted it for the state of São Paulo instead because that’s the state where the Republican Party of Brazil was founded and was considered the main beacon of republicanism in the country at the time. That’s why it has the map of Brazil in there instead of just the state’s. Oh, and the four stars are meant to represent the Southern Cross constellation, something that actually made it into the final national design.

    • @bernardi5413
      @bernardi5413 2 роки тому +10

      @@azahel542 this is the United States of Brazil

  • @darthplagueis13
    @darthplagueis13 2 роки тому +209

    New Zealand not implementing the laser kiwi flag is one of the great tragedies of our age.

  • @gagetolinwrites6845
    @gagetolinwrites6845 2 роки тому +379

    It's weird that Haiti and Liechtenstein changed their flags because they were too similar but Monaco/Indonesia and Romania/Chad haven't done the same.

    • @chombus2602
      @chombus2602 2 роки тому +60

      Because Haiti and Liechtenstein didn't know each other's flag. Unlike Indonesia and Chad, who knew Monaco and Romania's flag, respectively, but still decided to make a similar one.

    • @C0lon0
      @C0lon0 2 роки тому +4

      Romania adopted the flag after Chad.

    • @jesusdavis2941
      @jesusdavis2941 2 роки тому +39

      @@C0lon0 not really. Romanian flag dates back to the 1880's based on a flag used some 30 years before that. now when the socialist got to power they added the coat of arms, but the flag itself it's the same

    • @C0lon0
      @C0lon0 2 роки тому +9

      But Chad used the actual flag before Romania returned to use their.

    • @Griff10poldi
      @Griff10poldi 2 роки тому +29

      Monaco and Indonesia are competing in finding the oldest reference to their own flag from any old books they could find lol

  • @Gudha_Ismintis
    @Gudha_Ismintis 2 роки тому +113

    10:20 - They used the French monarchist flag because French Canadians are generally descended from the French settlers of Nouvelle France from 1534 to 1763 - which was governed by the French Monarchy

  • @mga5534
    @mga5534 2 роки тому +66

    the depiction of the kangaroo on the australian flag is actually pretty iconic as it’s seen pretty much everywhere including on food packaging

    • @alukuhito
      @alukuhito Рік тому +2

      He said he liked the idea of it, but just not the particular design. Australia is an embarrassment regarding its flag. The Union Jack? In 2023? Are you still a colony? Same with NZ. Come on, kids. Grow up.

    • @froglifes6829
      @froglifes6829 Рік тому

      @@alukuhito You should grow up and read some history books. Those flags have more meaning than anything they could make up. Go learn about aus and nz history.

    • @alukuhito
      @alukuhito Рік тому

      @@froglifes6829 It's time to set aside the Union Jack. Don't glorify British colonization, Dork.

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 Рік тому +1

      But it's a bit late to put on the flag. At this point it's a common tourism tool and that cheapens out the look of the flag. Australia is more than a country for tourists and the country has a lot more to offer.

  • @lukebortot7625
    @lukebortot7625 2 роки тому +221

    The laser kiwi flag is amazing. I also love the Canadian 'beaver riding a goose' flag, although it was never seriously considered.

  • @delila5034
    @delila5034 2 роки тому +1207

    Just letting people know with the sponsor, Established Titles has been in some hot water lately for allegedly being a scam. While I obviously do not know for sure, it seems very likely that they're basically just doing the star registry again, where you send them money and they give you a worthless piece of paper saying you own something you don't. Be cautious out there, don't want anyone getting ripped off.

    • @Liggliluff
      @Liggliluff 2 роки тому +5

      Scotland has _established_ that such small plot of land isn't recognised, and land ownership doesn't make you a Lord. Plus the company doesn't have transparency, so the tree planting thing is likely fake too.

    • @RealThundar1
      @RealThundar1 2 роки тому +131

      As a scotsman I find it hilarious seeing people panning that shite, all the ads make it out like scotland is some tolkienesque place where people don't speak english and run around in kilts fighting other clans. Those days are long gone but just shows ignorance and naivety go hand in hand. I'd pay for a yank to come to glasgow claiming they bought lordship online, would send peoples' sides into orbit from laughter.

    • @jbrown8601
      @jbrown8601 2 роки тому +18

      Yeah its a scam

    • @Tytoalba777
      @Tytoalba777 2 роки тому +34

      The thing that gets me is that, basically from the beginning I thought "oh, this is like that star thing, you don't actually own that land in any meaningful way, but it's just an excuse to do some reforestation, so that's cool." But then, from what I've heard, they don't even do that!

    • @HAPP_POTATO
      @HAPP_POTATO 2 роки тому

      THANK YOU I KNEW SOMEONE IN HERE WOULD POINT THAT OUT!!!

  • @josephwest124
    @josephwest124 2 роки тому +274

    I'm guessing the Canadian proposal using the French monarchist flag may have been influenced by the fact that when the French lost control of Canada (following the French and Indian War of 1754-1763), France was still a monarchy.

    • @katherinegilks3880
      @katherinegilks3880 2 роки тому +24

      Ceded control in favour of Guadeloupe, actually. The French actually conquered Canada back during the war. But yeah, the republican tricolour was never a Canadian or Quebecois symbol until modern times when it got incorporated into various francophone flags. The lily is a symbol of French-Canadian identity here and has almost been entirely separated from its monarchist association.

    • @Game_Hero
      @Game_Hero 2 роки тому +3

      @@katherinegilks3880 *québécois identity

    • @sartanawillpay7977
      @sartanawillpay7977 2 роки тому +2

      @@katherinegilks3880 The French never reconquered Canada during the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). The spring after Quebec fell, the French managed to defeat the British outside Quebec and put it under siege but never retook it as British reinforcements arrived. The rest of the French in Canada surrendered in 1760 and that was the end of their rule there. At the time of the 1763 peace treaty Britain held both Canada and Guadeloupe, but the French and Spanish had captured some British and allied territory elsewhere (although the British captured much more overall). In the treaty negotiations France had limited options in what they could ask back in exchange for returning British territory so they decided to negotiate for Guadaloupe because of its sugar profits, rather than Canada that actually cost them money. So essentially the French chose to trade Minorca for Guadeloupe rather than try to exchange it for Canada.

    • @danielfortier2629
      @danielfortier2629 2 роки тому

      @@Game_Hero NO!!! It's NOT the québécois identity, it's the identity of ALL FRANCOPHONES THROUGOUT Canada. Don't you know that 30% or more of all Francophones don't even live in Québec.

    • @Game_Hero
      @Game_Hero 2 роки тому +1

      @@danielfortier2629 You mean the Acadians and the Québécois diaspora?

  • @Daniboy0826
    @Daniboy0826 2 роки тому +361

    8:56 - Fun Fact: This flag proposed by Júlio Ribeiro was actually adopted, but not as the national flag, it was adopted as the flag of the State of São Paulo.

    • @beckobert
      @beckobert 2 роки тому +39

      And for good reason, it's a great flag. No idea why it is in this video alongside someone trying to trick a swastika into the US flag.
      I get that it's a bit complicated, but I much rather have a cool but complicated flag than the flag of Poland (or Indonesia or Monaco, obviously).

    • @eugenelevchenko9422
      @eugenelevchenko9422 2 роки тому +1

      It's ugly

    • @benderbrasil
      @benderbrasil 2 роки тому +7

      Yeah, it's São Pauo state flag and I don't think it's ugly.

    • @B3Band
      @B3Band Рік тому +5

      Why did you timestamp Canada though?

    • @fzr850
      @fzr850 Рік тому +16

      @@B3Band The original timestamp is for Brazil, but since the sponsor are removed, the Brazil timestamp ha been moved to 7:30

  • @francogermanmoyano4783
    @francogermanmoyano4783 2 роки тому +214

    I feel like the guy who proposed the usonian blue with stars one was actually proposing alternatives for the corner with the needed 50 stars and the stripes would remain the same

    • @RRM_Personal
      @RRM_Personal 2 роки тому +23

      Came here to say this

    • @oliverparish
      @oliverparish 2 роки тому +14

      This is correct. His plan was to keep the red and white stripes the same.

    • @JustANervousWreck
      @JustANervousWreck 2 роки тому +3

      What’s usonian

    • @Kualinar
      @Kualinar 2 роки тому +8

      @@JustANervousWreck A much better suited name for the peoples from the USA.
      Another proposition is Unistaters.
      American actually apply equally to anyone living anywhere in the Americas, including Cuba.

    • @geridamas935
      @geridamas935 Рік тому +2

      @@Kualinar No, call us US American(s), not usonian or whatever. It sounds terrible.

  • @josueveguilla9069
    @josueveguilla9069 2 роки тому +611

    Fun Fact: Established Titles is a scam.

    • @Irobert1115HD
      @Irobert1115HD 2 роки тому +24

      not neccesary a scam but clearly deceptive marketing.

    • @emib6599
      @emib6599 2 роки тому +5

      But you plant a tree 🌳 helping the environment and you ha have something cool to show

    • @SoapheadPog
      @SoapheadPog 2 роки тому +32

      No
      It's like you went to their site, and then you bought something that clearly you didn't own, and they give a paper saying blablablahh you're a lord/lady now
      Just research it, it's clearly a scam.

    • @Liggliluff
      @Liggliluff 2 роки тому +56

      @@emib6599 They don't even have proof they plant trees, so that's very likely false as well.

    • @adenhooks1295
      @adenhooks1295 2 роки тому +33

      @@emib6599 1) your not planting a tree and 2) they lied you dont actually own the land

  • @kindafreexp1415
    @kindafreexp1415 2 роки тому +54

    The white and blue Mexican flag is probably supposed to be a white and blue checkered pattern, but the emblem in the middle has a white field that essentially deletes some of the blue squares in the middle and makes it look like the other blue squares are random.

    • @Aeduo
      @Aeduo Рік тому +2

      I'd hope that an official submission for a flag didn't have such a silly graphics editing goof/software artifact, but stuff happens i guess haha.

    • @jopalm3649
      @jopalm3649 Рік тому +2

      I think it was the way to use a maximum of rectangles without interfering with each other and with the picture in the middle.

  • @JasminMiettunen
    @JasminMiettunen Рік тому +44

    When he brought up Finland I went “oh no, what did we do” and I'm still laughing about how the worst proposals were just “this color scheme isn’t pleasing to the eye” and “this looks too much like an existing flag” lmao

  • @the_reconnaisant
    @the_reconnaisant 2 роки тому +43

    “Mom, I’m gonna be founder of a nation, what should our flag be?”
    “Just choose one from your childhood sketchbook!”

  • @smert_ditto
    @smert_ditto 2 роки тому +84

    TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHED TITLES: It's a scam, there's actually no scottish law that states that you can buy a plot of land and become a lord or lady. The prices are ridiculous, the website is sketch af, and the only people that will recognize the plot of land as yours is established titles, so not the scottish government.

  • @andreicecold4379
    @andreicecold4379 2 роки тому +16

    The first "flag" is almost certainly not an actual flag but is instead a compilation of possible orientations for the 50 stars in the upper left corner of the new flag.

  • @JohannaA.5013
    @JohannaA.5013 2 роки тому +24

    3:32 = The guy trolled Poland like a pro, eh?

  • @ticksunbs4944
    @ticksunbs4944 2 роки тому +247

    even the old libya flag is better

  • @johncousineau1250
    @johncousineau1250 2 роки тому +40

    As a Canadian, I appreciate that you took a few moments to look at Canadian flag proposals. When you consider the one proposal featuring a Maple Leaf flanked by a British Union Jack and a French fleur de lys flag, the French fleur de lys was chosen rather than the French tricolour because when New France fell to the British in 1763, France was still a monarchy. You can see these French fleurs de lys in the present day flag of Quebec. Since France didn’t adopt the Tricolour until the French Revolution in the 1790s, inclusion of the Tricolour wouldn’t make sense on a Canadian flag.

    • @alukuhito
      @alukuhito Рік тому

      How many people are going to say that?

  • @teuast
    @teuast Рік тому +50

    I really like the 1992 Australian kangaroo flag. It’s stylized in a cool way, makes a recognizable kangaroo out of just three lines. Very clever.

    • @alukuhito
      @alukuhito Рік тому +2

      I think the stylization has too much of an 80s vibe though. It's not evergreen.

  • @DoomDutch
    @DoomDutch Рік тому +41

    The European flag one is actually pretty good! Not as a flag, but certainly as a symbol of sorts to be used

    • @reedkellner6447
      @reedkellner6447 Рік тому +17

      Yeah, it's a pretty metal way to represent the complexity and ambition of their collectivization.

    • @aaroniemcwonley
      @aaroniemcwonley Рік тому

      What if they grouped identical colors together?

  • @FanTheGreat
    @FanTheGreat 2 роки тому +11

    9:33 bro took it out of netflix intro

  • @Weda01
    @Weda01 2 роки тому +180

    Nice video, but i just want to give you the advise that maybe it is better if you stopped taking sponsorships from a scam company like Established Titles.

    • @sandervdbrink84
      @sandervdbrink84 2 роки тому +1

      @@yuyoshida2076 it took some years but hopefully the scam will be done with soon.

    • @renakunisaki
      @renakunisaki 2 роки тому

      But money.

  • @annakareninacamara6580
    @annakareninacamara6580 2 роки тому +26

    4:09 I would instantly admire and move to a country that had a bird firing laser beans from its eyes as a flag

    • @Tsukaiyo
      @Tsukaiyo Рік тому +4

      Ha, laser "beans" makes that image even funnier

  • @badshahSelamet
    @badshahSelamet 2 роки тому +14

    How can someone possibly reject a flag as good as that Laser shooting Kiwi flag?

  • @aromanticfranziskavonkarma
    @aromanticfranziskavonkarma 2 роки тому +50

    I've already seen a couple of comments on it but just so everyone knows, Established Titles is a scam, Scott Shafer has made a really good video on it if you want more information.

    • @havanadaurcy1321
      @havanadaurcy1321 2 роки тому

      Shut down Trees for the future if you think they're a scam. Don't be a 🐑, think for yourselves

    • @1.3QdSupporterTEO
      @1.3QdSupporterTEO Рік тому

      @@havanadaurcy1321 but you don’t actually own the land, and they don’t have proof that they plant trees

  • @vivada2667
    @vivada2667 2 роки тому +12

    8:06 That kangaroo drawing looks sick what do you mean!!

    • @dudemp4
      @dudemp4 2 роки тому +2

      looks like a oversimplified logo

    • @4max4
      @4max4 2 роки тому

      @@dudemp4 if they connected the lines more it would look better

  • @DonVigaDeFierro
    @DonVigaDeFierro 2 роки тому +22

    Regarding the Mexican flag proposal by Teresa de Mier: The inspiration for the design is a battle flag used by José María Morelos y Pavón in 1812, during the Mexican war of independence. The differences are: The blue rectangles were smaller, and formed a checkered pattern around the flag, and the flag had an inscription in Latin, reading: Victrix. Oculis et ungibus ae que. (The winner, with eyes and claws.)
    It's not a bad proposal. The current flag incorporates the colors of the Three Guarantees Army (The combined Spanish and Mexican army still fighting royalists) and the emblem on the flag of Morelos, and was originally adopted as the flag for the first Mexican empire under Agustín de Iturbide.
    Later variations changed the coat of arms. The original imperial eagle was facing forward and upwards (and had a crown). The current eagle is facing left.

  • @HypercopeEmia
    @HypercopeEmia 2 роки тому +38

    You might want to reconsider the established titles sponsorship, they have been outed as a scam

    • @marpintado
      @marpintado 2 роки тому +3

      I have seen that sponsorship in a lot of popular channels, can you elaborate more on that? Thank you.

    • @AwkwardTurtle_
      @AwkwardTurtle_ 2 роки тому +10

      @@marpintado A dude named Scott Shafer made a video where he dug deep into the validity of Established Titles, and found that they're a company run out of Hong Kong, owned by a Finnish dude who's owned previous shady businesses.

    • @marpintado
      @marpintado 2 роки тому +3

      @@AwkwardTurtle_ Now that is precious, a very fruit of our times. 👍👋 Thank you for the clarification!

  • @rizka7945
    @rizka7945 2 роки тому +10

    3:25 Ah yes. Had Poland chosen one of those designs, their flag would look like a flag of another nation!

  • @aMiyafuji
    @aMiyafuji 2 роки тому +54

    Totally makes it sound legit when the sponsor is suddenly in every new video all at the same time

    • @NDnf84
      @NDnf84 2 роки тому +18

      It's ridiculous. MrBallen just had a video with it, then removed and re-uploaded without because he determined it to be a scam.

  • @warron24
    @warron24 Рік тому +4

    That 2013 Australia flag proposal is really weird. It really looks like its representing conflict between the two peoples rather then unity.

  • @jdu7729
    @jdu7729 2 роки тому +8

    1:48 Aren't these just 6 individual designes for the canton alone?

    • @crazydinosaur8945
      @crazydinosaur8945 2 роки тому +2

      my thought too. and if thats true its not that bad
      i like the bottom middle one

  • @MaiaSdeLara
    @MaiaSdeLara 2 роки тому +6

    You should see the Brazilian flag proposed by the Austrian designer Hans Donner, he added gradients and shadows in the colors of the flag and put "Love, Order and Progress", the original motto of positivism.

  • @giladspanier412
    @giladspanier412 2 роки тому +4

    6:00
    As an Israeli, I think that the red background maybe symbolized communism, because the "Kibbutz" form of settlement (Google it) started as a communist idea (Without the support of the rest of the communist world in this time), although these days most of the Kibbutz settlements in Israel aren't communist anymore.

  • @hdufort
    @hdufort 2 роки тому +7

    For Canada, it is not the royalist flag. It is the French royal Marine flag which was used by the colony of New France, and was also an inspiration for the flag of Québec.

  • @montrovy
    @montrovy Рік тому +5

    Might be a bit late commenting this but in regards to the sheep/cloud flag - I imagine part of the inspiration comes from the Maori name of the county, Aotearoa which means "Land of the Long White Cloud"

  • @somerandomguy6028
    @somerandomguy6028 2 роки тому +8

    2:55 Top right flag looks like Somalia...
    Somalia...
    Soma... Somi... Suomi...
    (Mysterious music plays)

  • @alvaroagr
    @alvaroagr 2 роки тому +8

    The laser-bearing kiwi seems like a really good option for me :)

  • @aidanw9378
    @aidanw9378 2 роки тому +75

    Not going to lie, I actually like the Aussie-Kangaroo flag. It's simple and carries the national colours. Australia really needs a flag change.....

    • @SirZeu
      @SirZeu 2 роки тому +4

      i agree its a great looking flag. the other one would also have been good if it was simplified

    • @melissacorbett4180
      @melissacorbett4180 2 роки тому +10

      @a basketboy Not everyone is that excited by Australia's connection with the UK and what about when the country becomes a republic? Australia really needs to change it's flag, even if it's just not to get it constantly confused with New Zealand's flag 😅

    • @aidanw9378
      @aidanw9378 2 роки тому +9

      @a basketboy the problem with the current flag is that it doesn't really represent what Australia is now. It's a flag meant to represent Australia as a part of the British Empire. Not an independent Australia. Canada changed their flag from something similar years ago. It's not about it needing to represent everyone or honour aboriginal peoples (who are one minority amongst many in a multicultural Australia), it's about a flag that actually represent an independent Aussieland.

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  2 роки тому +8

      I agree! They should definitely move away from the old colonial flag. I would choose a different one than the Kangaroo though

    • @harrylucas1510
      @harrylucas1510 2 роки тому +7

      As an Australian I can tell you we don’t have a proud connection to the uk

  • @johnsavard7583
    @johnsavard7583 2 роки тому +7

    As you note with respect to several of the examples, a flag design should not include overly complicated elements. For that reason, I thought the stylized kangaroo in the proposed Australian flag was actually good. But I can't think of any other of the "bad" examples I thought differently about.

  • @PhilfreezeCH
    @PhilfreezeCH Рік тому +8

    I really like the Nile river as a concept. The execution was terrible but I think it has potential for a great flag.

  • @danwebber5785
    @danwebber5785 Рік тому +4

    8:06 I love this flag! I wish they would have used it, it's awesome and checks all the boxes. Green and gold colours, not too complicated, the kangaroo is basic and easy to reproduce but still obviously a kangaroo, and the southern cross is awesome

  • @sakataginko9092
    @sakataginko9092 2 роки тому +7

    5:25 I respectfully disagree. That Kiwi flag is the best one out of Al the proposals

  • @geekmashup6829
    @geekmashup6829 Рік тому +3

    9:00 The monarchist French flag was probably used because it is still present in our coat of arms (even though that was adopted in the 1920s I believe)

  • @iodainsoneoficial
    @iodainsoneoficial 2 роки тому +4

    Hey, man! The Julio Ribeiro's flag is the ACTUAL FLAG OF THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO, and when you see it flying, you realize how beautiful and stylish it is.

  • @Togangehver14dag
    @Togangehver14dag Рік тому +3

    Denmark has actually changed its flag once. During the Kalmar Union there was a common "Union Jack" based on the Dannebrog, but in yellow and red based on the colours of the Norwegian coat of arms. Sweden got the coat of arms of the Union instead, with the three crowns (originally symbolizing Gothia, Svealand and Lapland) in the Union coat of arms represented the crowns of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. This fact and the double meaning is also the reason why the Swedish Three Crowns are still on the greater Danish royal coat of arms to this date.

  • @JoeMama-sy8ty
    @JoeMama-sy8ty 2 роки тому +10

    the australia boomerang flag was nice, just fill in the yellow star and it would be a 10/10

    • @david-bl8lx
      @david-bl8lx 2 роки тому

      That would defeat the purpose of it being an aboriginal design

  • @castform57
    @castform57 2 роки тому +11

    The new zealand flag competition had some really good humorous ones, like the inverted japanese flag with NZ overlapping on the middle. I guess it just looked a bit too much like a certain other infamous flag.

  • @BullseyeJosh
    @BullseyeJosh 2 роки тому +7

    What you said about the Danish flag is almost correct. It's the oldest flag still in use, but there have been older flags before.

  • @PopeLando
    @PopeLando Рік тому +1

    1:48 To give Philip Brown his due, I do think he was only showing the upper left quarter to indicate how he would arrange 50 stars, not that he was eliminating the 13 red and white stripes which you seem to be criticising him for. Apologies if I'm wrong.

  • @DrWhoFanJ
    @DrWhoFanJ 2 роки тому +11

    10:15 If they’d stuck with that one, but gone with the current French flag, then it would’ve been by far the most complicated flag to only use red, white and blue! 🤣

    • @ianscott3697
      @ianscott3697 2 роки тому +2

      Wasnt the french flag all white at one point, but i hear russia is looking for a new flag right now, time to copy that white flag putin?

  • @rouldennn
    @rouldennn Рік тому +4

    9:45 the proposal EU flag reminds me of the Netflix opening.

  • @acoolpenguin173
    @acoolpenguin173 2 роки тому +5

    the idea about countries that are on the verge of changing their flag is pretty good

  • @M.i.n.i.s.h
    @M.i.n.i.s.h Рік тому +1

    Cool video, keep up the great work! 🇱🇨

  • @danielbickford3458
    @danielbickford3458 2 роки тому +4

    I'm kind of curious what the European barcode flag would look like if instead of having each flags colors striped and sequins, have the colors sorted out so you have all the reds, all the oranges, and so on and so forth through the Spectrum with the white bars as spacers between

  • @Artyomthewalrus
    @Artyomthewalrus Рік тому +2

    BTW, the first one you showed that "eliminated the red and white stripes" did not do this. That was a set of 6 proposals to replace to blue bit - but the artist put 6 proposals together. He had no intended change to the red and white stripes, and only saw the need to update the blue bit, thus submitting 6 proposals just for the blue bit.
    Why do you think there were 6 sets of 50 stars? Plans to balloon to 300 states?

  • @ImStevan
    @ImStevan 2 роки тому +4

    7:39 Greece? Wasn't this the proposed flag of the Balkan Federation?

    • @ImStevan
      @ImStevan 2 роки тому

      @BassFaun36YT it shouldn't be under "greece"

  • @RealKenMoss
    @RealKenMoss 2 роки тому +2

    Fun fact: the flag proposed to replace the EU flag was actually used in a different way during the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest held in The Netherlands that year, depicting all the European countries contesting.

  • @ayeshaclassesgk
    @ayeshaclassesgk 2 роки тому +10

    General knowledge❤️Your videos are always lit. Lot of hard work and dedication it take. Content always 🔥

  • @jellevandam9766
    @jellevandam9766 2 роки тому +2

    I think that in the one submitted by Philip Brown (the USA one with the 6 blue squares with the stars), he was trying to show how to replace just the blue section of the flag with one of those 6 designs

  • @chrizzie1
    @chrizzie1 2 роки тому +7

    The kangaroo on that Austraia flag proposal is a mirrored version of the "Australian Made" logo, so we're technically already using it to symbolise the country.

    • @cherrycolareal
      @cherrycolareal 2 роки тому

      It is a good flag, they should probably use it as an inspiration.

  • @KP762a
    @KP762a 2 роки тому +8

    I have some thoughts after watching this:
    I don't hate that Mexican flag with the blue rectangles, but I can see why it didn't win.
    I actually kinda liked that Australian flag with the minimalist kangaroo design...
    And finally, as a Canadian, I always thought that the flag needed some blue in it (it's symbolic in many ways). So, if I was alive back then and had a say in what the flag should be, I'd have voted for the 3 red maple leaves on a white background with the blue bars on each side. SO much better than our current flag...

    • @asherl5902
      @asherl5902 2 роки тому +3

      The Mexican one was just a simplied version of a several-more-squared version of itslef, which if I remember well was one of the revolutionary flags during indepencence, and that I think would look really awesome without the emblem to make it messier

    • @rayelgatubelo
      @rayelgatubelo 2 роки тому +4

      That Mexican flag would be a good flag for Mexico City IMO

  • @crazydinosaur8945
    @crazydinosaur8945 2 роки тому +17

    as a dane, i find it interesting that most nations and peoples don't have an old symbol to represent them. so they have to make one. it's just weird when i think how old our flag is, it just always been there

    • @contrarian8870
      @contrarian8870 11 місяців тому

      All European countries (that existed in the Middle Ages) have old symbols used to represent them: their coats of arms. Flags as national symbols came into wide use only after nationally-oriented changes (French Rev., the unification of Germany, Italy) etc. Before 19th century, flags were mostly used to represent a ruler, or a navy, rather than a nation.

  • @kinbine_
    @kinbine_ 2 роки тому +25

    Who's gonna tell him about the sponsor

    • @jamesnielsen3530
      @jamesnielsen3530 2 роки тому +11

      Every UA-camr is promoting them, they don’t give a shit

    • @sandspada
      @sandspada 2 роки тому

      Everyone, looking at the comment section

    • @futrey9353
      @futrey9353 4 місяці тому

      litterally everyone

  • @Ryuko-T72
    @Ryuko-T72 2 роки тому +3

    For the Canadian flag you didn't like the flags represent upper and lower Canada respectively. Because Quebec was taken from the French when they where a monarchy, the royal standard represents them on this flag. Also, a french tricolour would look weird on another tricolour

  • @Artyomthewalrus
    @Artyomthewalrus Рік тому +1

    With the canadian one, The triple fleur de lis was common. And it was even included on the two national flags before this (as a small part of the central crest). It was also on multiple provincial flags at the time.

  • @AshLilburne
    @AshLilburne 2 роки тому +32

    The Australian 1854 Eureka Flag was designed and first raised in my home town here of Ballarat, absolutely loved seeing it featured. Recently some right-wing crazies have tried to hijack it and include it in their political advertising but we stay strong.

    • @piekarzpaola
      @piekarzpaola 2 роки тому +6

      Eureka flag is absolutely beautiful

    • @mikesiciliano210
      @mikesiciliano210 2 роки тому +5

      "Right-wing crazies." AKA anyone who is slightly to the right of Mao.

    • @zeke3159
      @zeke3159 2 роки тому

      We should make it our flag

    • @RPI79
      @RPI79 Рік тому

      @@mikesiciliano210 Nah, it's true. It's become a quasi confederate flag for these drop kick bogans who have latched onto bs nationalism. What initially represented true opression on the miners by the Victorian governor Hotham over licence fees, has been hijacked by a bunch of cookers who think they can operate outside the law while doing burnouts in their SS Commodore utes and their slag defacto partners piss and moan on Facebook all day about 'WHERE'S OUR FREEDOM'.
      Give me a break buddy...

    • @mikesiciliano210
      @mikesiciliano210 Рік тому

      @@RPI79 It's strangely comforting to know that the United States isn't the only country in which deluded leftists despise those who stand for common sense policies and as a result, resort to gross and demeaning stereotypes.

  • @doubleozero007
    @doubleozero007 2 роки тому +4

    I really didn’t expect Finland to be on this video.

  • @11th_defender51
    @11th_defender51 2 роки тому +3

    I absolutely would love those two video ideas mentioned at the start.

  • @miketacos9034
    @miketacos9034 2 роки тому +5

    Fun fact, the 2002 EU flag can actually get a discount if you scan it at the store.

  • @daglahane5876
    @daglahane5876 2 роки тому +11

    The long sheep on New Zealand's flag also refers to the Maori name of the main Island, "Aotearoa'' which means long cloud.

  • @julianac2143
    @julianac2143 Рік тому +1

    Fun Fact, the example you gave for the rejected Brazil proposal flag is actually in use. Nowadays that is the flag of the state of São Paulo in Brazil! So yeah it was rejected for the country as a whole but it was taken for one of our most important states

  • @highfighter74_
    @highfighter74_ 2 роки тому +22

    4:15 that would be perfect for Belarus 😂

  • @Saufs0ldat
    @Saufs0ldat 2 роки тому

    1:49 Did the submitted design specify that it wants to eliminate the red and white? Because it looks to me like those are just some possible alternate designs for the stars that they listed while taking the red and white for granted.

  • @juuhaesae
    @juuhaesae 2 роки тому +3

    Small curiosity: Julio Ribeiro’s proposal for a brazilian flag is now used as the flag for the state of sao paulo

  • @chinesebeef911
    @chinesebeef911 2 роки тому +2

    Alfredo Pinto de Silva's Redesign of Portugal is so cool, like it stands out from many and it looks like a modern design, more like a new USA plains flag

  • @Disorder2312
    @Disorder2312 2 роки тому +3

    3:02 - Why does he show the map of Africa while talking about Egypt?

    • @arcadeii
      @arcadeii 2 роки тому

      “ah yes egypt” shows africa

  • @upwrdmusic
    @upwrdmusic Рік тому

    I think that the designs at 1:49 are supposed to be replacements for the top left portion of the flag.

  • @medi_michi
    @medi_michi 2 роки тому +5

    5:34 when you want to have flag and your mum says "we have flag at home"

  • @luangabriel5577
    @luangabriel5577 2 роки тому +4

    7:34 but This flag is now the flag for state named São Paulo i only know because i from that state
    Mais essa Bandeira atualmente é a Bandeira do Estado de São Paulo eu só sei disso por que eu sou de Lá 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

  • @tigrecito48
    @tigrecito48 2 роки тому +4

    6:07 that one looks more like a logo for a Chinese Supermarket

    • @pekodd2518
      @pekodd2518 2 роки тому +1

      身為一個臺灣人
      你的形容非常真實

    • @tigrecito48
      @tigrecito48 2 роки тому

      @@pekodd2518 xie xie

  • @joelvonah8779
    @joelvonah8779 2 роки тому +24

    I absolutely love your content, and this was a great video.
    But you should really not do business with those "established titles" people, they are a complete scam.
    But anyways, keep up the great work!

  • @krzyjstr13
    @krzyjstr13 2 роки тому +3

    to the best of my knowledge, and its been a decade or more since i looked into this so my memory could be fuzzy, the USA proposals that you showed with the white stars on a blue field were proposals to ONLY change the then current blue field. so the red and white strips would still be there and unchanged, since that's how our flag works. The thirteen red and white stripes always stay at 13, the blue field remains, and a white star (or in this case stars) gets added for each new state admitted. so the flag wouldn't have been just a blue flag with a funky pattern of stars

  • @dirkcm
    @dirkcm 2 роки тому +3

    That Green flag proposal for Australia from 1992 was kinda cool💁‍♂️✌🏻...

  • @bri0552
    @bri0552 2 роки тому +7

    I loved the Taiwan gradient… idk if it’s just me. I get not wanting text though

  • @stuartpenwarden253
    @stuartpenwarden253 Рік тому +2

    I liked the Egypt Nile one, some of those new Zealand ones were really cool

  • @grouraf
    @grouraf 2 роки тому +3

    I think the first US examples on 2:00 are supposed to be only the canton, not the whole flag. They're not doing away with the red white stripes.

  • @not_ghostic
    @not_ghostic 2 роки тому +9

    3:38 As a New Zealander myself, most of these were hilarious!!! I didn’t expect out country to be featured (since it’s not a very popular country).

    • @t_ylr
      @t_ylr Рік тому +3

      The white fern leaf on the black background looks pretty cool to me. Also very unique without getting too crazy i would've voted for that one.

    • @FlushGorgon
      @FlushGorgon Рік тому +1

      @@t_ylr It's what they use in rugby.

    • @stevetournay6103
      @stevetournay6103 Рік тому +2

      "Not a very popular country"? Sheesh! I'm Canadian and NZ would be my first choice by miles if I ever tried to emigrate...

  • @Dwarvenelf
    @Dwarvenelf 2 роки тому +4

    I actually like the eu barcode design, it isn’t a national flag so i think it doesn’t have to apply to national-symbolism-on-flags rules

  • @yeetgrenade7492
    @yeetgrenade7492 2 роки тому +1

    6:00 considering that the star of david in this one just happened to be gold, I think we all know what a gold star on red background means

  • @mfarooqullah
    @mfarooqullah 2 роки тому +6

    Hey man, can you please look into the sponsorship controversy?

  • @leftypwang
    @leftypwang Рік тому +1

    I love hearing about the history of the national symbols. Please continue you work (both ideas mentioned are great). Another idea is looking at the national coats of arms...

  • @CHASEMARC
    @CHASEMARC 2 роки тому +5

    for the Taiwan flag at 6:30 - who cares how bad the flag is - if the government gave up all claims to mainland China and recognizes China as the one true China it might just end the whole "one China" issue

    • @grizwoldphantasia5005
      @grizwoldphantasia5005 2 роки тому

      Xi and the CCP will never give up the idea of reunification. Doesn't matter if Taiwan says they give up on the One China policy.

    • @Silveirias
      @Silveirias 2 роки тому +5

      No it wouldn't because the PRC considers Taiwan its territory. If they agreed to let Taiwan be independent, that would make the problem go away. Taiwan/ROC is already an independent country of its own in all but name and international recognition.

  • @iatsd
    @iatsd Рік тому +2

    3:55 The proposed NZ flags. Most of those are graphic designs, not flag designs. They are mostly souless & meaningless crap. The whole flag question was simply a distraction by the far right government of the day to try and divert people away from the shitty things the government was doing.

  • @FLS96
    @FLS96 2 роки тому +5

    I think everyone should be able to draw or otherwise construct their own country's flag. That's why they should be simple.

  • @Mizai
    @Mizai 2 роки тому

    thanks for removing the scam sponsorship i appreciate it unlike other youtubers who try to defend them