▲ 1011 ▼ Tensions are escalating (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/risa@startrek.website 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Rom@hexbear.net 42 points 2 years ago (2 children) The only problem with the Klingon flag is that when you first glance it from a distance, well... permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Shut_up_Wesley@startrek.website 24 points 2 years ago (3 children) True story. Flew our Klingon flag... neighbors thought it was a nazi flag. Had to explain..."no, no, we are not Nazis (I'm actually Jewish). We are just really big geeks." Yeah...that was the last time we flew that one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It looks nothing like a swastika. Is it just because of the colors? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) the colours and layout. If I didn't know it was a Klingon flag I would guess the middle symbol is fascist from context. It's clearly based on the nazi flag permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago It's an inverted Japanese flag with the Klingon logo in the middle. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vashti@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago It's the colours. When I was five, my mum tied red, white and blue ribbons in my hair for the royal wedding. Obviously my hair ribbons didn't resemble the Union Jack. But everyone knew what they represented, nonetheless. permalink fedilink source parent [–] groucho@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago Yep. Our friends flew one for a 4th of July party and one of the party guests took them aside and explained what it looked like to a casual observer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago I was just thinking that. If I didn't know what it was beforehand driving past it, I'd assume it was a Nazi swastika. Wonderful of that neighbor though. tlhIngan maH! taHjaj! permalink fedilink source parent [–] buckykat@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago And the UFP flag is giving globe emoji on first glance permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Shut_up_Wesley@startrek.website 24 points 2 years ago (3 children) True story. Flew our Klingon flag... neighbors thought it was a nazi flag. Had to explain..."no, no, we are not Nazis (I'm actually Jewish). We are just really big geeks." Yeah...that was the last time we flew that one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It looks nothing like a swastika. Is it just because of the colors? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) the colours and layout. If I didn't know it was a Klingon flag I would guess the middle symbol is fascist from context. It's clearly based on the nazi flag permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago It's an inverted Japanese flag with the Klingon logo in the middle. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vashti@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago It's the colours. When I was five, my mum tied red, white and blue ribbons in my hair for the royal wedding. Obviously my hair ribbons didn't resemble the Union Jack. But everyone knew what they represented, nonetheless. permalink fedilink source parent [–] groucho@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago Yep. Our friends flew one for a 4th of July party and one of the party guests took them aside and explained what it looked like to a casual observer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago I was just thinking that. If I didn't know what it was beforehand driving past it, I'd assume it was a Nazi swastika. Wonderful of that neighbor though. tlhIngan maH! taHjaj! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) It looks nothing like a swastika. Is it just because of the colors? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) the colours and layout. If I didn't know it was a Klingon flag I would guess the middle symbol is fascist from context. It's clearly based on the nazi flag permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago It's an inverted Japanese flag with the Klingon logo in the middle. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vashti@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago It's the colours. When I was five, my mum tied red, white and blue ribbons in my hair for the royal wedding. Obviously my hair ribbons didn't resemble the Union Jack. But everyone knew what they represented, nonetheless. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) the colours and layout. If I didn't know it was a Klingon flag I would guess the middle symbol is fascist from context. It's clearly based on the nazi flag permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago It's an inverted Japanese flag with the Klingon logo in the middle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago It's an inverted Japanese flag with the Klingon logo in the middle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vashti@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago It's the colours. When I was five, my mum tied red, white and blue ribbons in my hair for the royal wedding. Obviously my hair ribbons didn't resemble the Union Jack. But everyone knew what they represented, nonetheless. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] groucho@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago Yep. Our friends flew one for a 4th of July party and one of the party guests took them aside and explained what it looked like to a casual observer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago I was just thinking that. If I didn't know what it was beforehand driving past it, I'd assume it was a Nazi swastika. Wonderful of that neighbor though. tlhIngan maH! taHjaj! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago And the UFP flag is giving globe emoji on first glance permalink fedilink source parent