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Exclamation Marx posted:In Norway's flag the white is a stroke, to differentiate the blue & red. For red peak it's its own graphic element, representing mountains while the red represents the earth. I don't care if you came up with it, reading those words makes me wish to enact harm of the grievous and bodily variety.
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That sounds more like your problem than his tbh.
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Sep 5, 2015 05:05
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Exclamation Marx posted:In Norway's flag the white is a stroke, to differentiate the blue & red. For red peak it's its own graphic element, representing mountains while the red represents the earth. It looks bad, though Also The earth isn't red here we're not Australia
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Sep 5, 2015 05:06
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One "recent" flag I really dig is Greenland's, which was adopted in 1985. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Greenland  The wiki article shows some of the previous contenders, which naturally were all variations of the Nordic cross. I'm actually a fan of "flag themes", such as the Nordic cross for Scandinavia and friends, or the Southern Cross for the pacific. And I was still hoping to keep the Southern Cross for any new NZ flag for exactly that reason, to cement ourselves as still being a part of the Pacific. But then I saw some examples which used Matariki instead, and I'd be totally down for that. The way the Greenland flag has the same ratios of a Nordic Cross flag, while still doing it's own thing, we could do with replacing the Southern Cross with Matariki. Similar enough to remind you of our Pacific neighbours, but still unique. It would also go hand in hand with the push I've noticed lately to get Matariki recognised as an official holiday (perhaps to replace Queens Birthday) 
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Sep 5, 2015 05:17
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WarpedNaba posted:I don't care if you came up with it, reading those words makes me wish to enact harm of the grievous and bodily variety. you're an idiot BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:Also The earth isn't red here we're not Australia this is basic maori mythology dude 
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Sep 5, 2015 05:49
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Not are culture.
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Sep 5, 2015 05:50
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I dunno if you know this or not, but the ground is not red. You should go outside and look down. If you see red, go to a doctor and get checked for colour blindness.
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Sep 5, 2015 09:38
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omg no way! next youll be telling me water isnt actually blue and the sun isnt actually yellow
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Sep 5, 2015 09:42
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fong posted:omg no way! next youll be telling me water isnt actually blue and the sun isnt actually yellow Water is blue in large amounts due to selective absorption and refraction.
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Sep 5, 2015 09:48
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the sun is a giant ball of nuclear fusion and so should our flag be
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Sep 5, 2015 09:50
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right there ten meters above the beehive
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Sep 5, 2015 09:51
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educate thyself
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Sep 5, 2015 09:59
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Mr. Marx please go see a doctor for your colour blindness I'm worried for you.
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Sep 5, 2015 10:03
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NZAmoeba posted:But then I saw some examples which used Matariki instead, and I'd be totally down for that. The way the Greenland flag has the same ratios of a Nordic Cross flag, while still doing it's own thing, we could do with replacing the Southern Cross with Matariki. Similar enough to remind you of our Pacific neighbours, but still unique. This is very pretty, would look great on an art gallery wall. Maybe a bit too much for a flag though.
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Sep 5, 2015 10:10
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BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:I dunno if you know this or not, but the ground is not red. You should go outside and look down. If you see red, go to a doctor and get checked for colour blindness. If my flag contains any colours not backed up by absolute scientific evidence then you drat well know I won't be saluting it How can things represent other things without also being coloured exactly like those things
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Sep 5, 2015 11:40
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One time when I was at the Warehouse they had dirt that had been coloured red to match the Warehouse's colours
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Sep 5, 2015 12:11
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well sorry for the curt words but that sounds like a loving travesty
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Sep 5, 2015 12:59
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A human heart posted:One time when I was at the Warehouse they had dirt that had been coloured red to match the Warehouse's colours This is my fetish.
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Somfin posted:If my flag contains any colours not backed up by absolute scientific evidence then you drat well know I won't be saluting it Why would you ever salute a flag. It's weird, and creepy.
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Sep 5, 2015 19:26
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BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:Why would you ever salute a flag. Cause AMERIKA! 
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BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:Why would you ever salute a flag. oohhboy posted:Cause AMERIKA! I am actually American by birth (dual citizenship). It's a thing we do over there.
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Sep 5, 2015 23:25
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Somfin posted:I am actually American by birth (dual citizenship). It's a thing we do over there. That explains why you're a flag-saluting weirdo. I'll bet you even think democracy works.
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Sep 5, 2015 23:30
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e: loving hell
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Sep 5, 2015 23:36
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NZAmoeba posted:Still needs to be thinner, basically like Norway's There are many ways in that it would be nice if NZ were more like Norway. Norway doesn't have John Key. IIRC the earth is red in Maori art because the pigment for red is readily available and also much more attractive than brown, as a colour. Lobsterpillar fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Sep 6, 2015 |
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Sep 6, 2015 01:29
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Wow that's racist!! #allcoloursarebeautiful
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Sep 6, 2015 04:20
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Lobsterpillar posted:IIRC the earth is red in Maori art because the pigment for red is readily available and also much more attractive than brown, as a colour. Where does the red pigment come from?  
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Sep 6, 2015 04:21
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Ugh how culturally appropriational.
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Sep 6, 2015 05:23
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Where we're going...we don't need eyes
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Sep 6, 2015 07:00
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She's finally gone Super Sayan.
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Sep 6, 2015 07:12
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Can't sleep, Collins'll eat me.
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Sep 6, 2015 08:04
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I'm not overly sold on Red Peak, but it looks better than the current 4 options because it passes many of the flag design criteria that the others fail on like simplicity. Meanwhile, Key caves on refugee intakes: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/71789199/prime-minister-bows-to-pressure-to-accept-more-refugees I wonder if the next election will see some negative campaigning on Key not doing "what is right", or paying lip service to it in complicated ways (like the $25/week increase to benefits accompanied by harsher return to work criteria for single parents, etc)
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Sep 6, 2015 22:31
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The next election is pretty much already decided. If National haven't taken any hits in the polls since all these scandals there's not much that will cause them to lose.
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Sep 6, 2015 22:40
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Binkenstein posted:Meanwhile, Key caves on refugee intakes: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/71789199/prime-minister-bows-to-pressure-to-accept-more-refugees "Hundreds" over three years.
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Sep 6, 2015 23:07
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Yeah, National have weathered the economy tanking and the Prime Minister being an international laughing stock creeper. Things would have to get drastically worse for them to lose power now.
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Sep 6, 2015 23:10
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Define worse.
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Sep 6, 2015 23:16
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Less good or desirable.
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Sep 6, 2015 23:23
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Slavvy posted:Define worse. Either losing the vote to change the flag or the All Blacks losing the World Cup.
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Sep 6, 2015 23:40
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I think at this point Key could literally murder someone live on the news and we'd still end up with National again.
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Sep 6, 2015 23:41
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Hell I hope he does. TV ratings just keep dropping.
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The problem is that the next election is currently National's to lose, and they don't seem to be doing that yet. The other question is whether Andrew Little can improve Labour's performance to the high 30's/low 40's, in which case they would just need one of NZ First or Greens to get into power.
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