What is the importance/purpose of a national flag?

[LordRaiden]

I've seen all these arguments over the last number of years about flag burning, especially as of late with the war and all. What I'm curious of is what is the general importance or purpose of a national flag? Or a flag at all for that matter. I know that they represent your state/city/country/county/etc but what other purpose do they have besides saying "yeah, you're in such and such country, or such and such city or state"??

 

[Zugzwang152]

its symbolic. our flag represents our country, it symbolizes everything our nation or any other nation stands for.

 

[MailBoxHead]

This is something that you'd need to google or hit the library for.
History of flags or something.
If I remember correctly, flags were first flown in battle to distinguish armies.

 

[notfred]

I dunno, why do we have a state bird?

 

[BennyD]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
its symbolic. our flag represents our country, it symbolizes everything our nation or any other nation stands for.

or it shows which VIP is alighting the plane

 

[LordRaiden]

So we know which feathered creature we can't shoot in our particular state.

Oh wait. Then in that case our state would have corrupt politic....eh, nevermind.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
its symbolic. our flag represents our country, it symbolizes everything our nation or any other nation stands for.

I've always thought this should be our US flag.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
its symbolic. our flag represents our country, it symbolizes everything our nation or any other nation stands for.

I've always thought this should be our US flag.

except instead of "don't tread on me" it should be "fvck with me and i'll KEEEEL YOU MUTHA FVCKA!"

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: LordRaiden
So we know which feathered creature we can't shoot in our particular state.

Oh wait. Then in that case our state would have corrupt politic....eh, nevermind.

But in my state, you are allowed to shoot the state bird.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: LordRaiden
So we know which feathered creature we can't shoot in our particular state.

Oh wait. Then in that case our state would have corrupt politic....eh, nevermind.

But in my state, you are allowed to shoot the state bird.

don't some states have a state insect..

 

[LordRaiden]

Dude, we've got a state stone (Petosky) a stay tree (some maple tree of some kind) a state animal, bird, fish, you name it, we've got it.

 

[BeauJangles]

Did you study history at all? It's thanks to Nationalism created flags, countries etc.

 

It's kindling for the fire.

 

[Soybomb]

It creates a strong feeling of nationalism