Eugene Alvin Villar 🇵🇭Oct 30, 2024

Trust #CGPGrey to inform me that there is an upcoming referendum next week asking #Maine’s residents whether they should update their state flag to a variation of the original 1901 design instead of the current horrid seal-on-blue.

https://youtu.be/xfPKwJ7Qukc

This follows on the heels of similar successful flag reform initiatives like #Mississippi (2021), #Utah (2023), and #Minnesota (2024).

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Show threadEugene Alvin Villar 🇵🇭Oct 30, 2024

I actually quite like the proposed design and it’s way better than the current one. But it invites comparison with #SouthCarolina’s palmetto flag and #Lebanon’s 🇱🇧 cedar flag. Then again, it’s interesting that it is a variation of the original 1901 flag which was already good. It also helps that many Mainers and tourists kinda love the flag and it is popular in souvenir shops already. So it’s probably a foregone conclusion that Maine will vote “yes” on Question 5.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Maine_Question_5

2024 Maine Question 5 - Wikipedia

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If you want some more meat or background than what CGP Grey’s video provides, this lovingly produced video from last year by #FlagsForGood is probably the best I’ve seen especially since it explains that the movement to update Maine’s flag has been years in the making.

https://youtu.be/TmrImoOqybs

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A Forgotten Flag Returns, Hopefully For Good | Maine's 1901 Flag Explained

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Show threadEugene Alvin Villar 🇵🇭Oct 30, 2024

Finally, to provide a different point of view on this current movement to update various U.S. local flags, J.J. McCullough did a well-considered contrarian video following the adoption of #Minnesota’s flag.

https://youtu.be/kRtUiORUh7c

There’s a lot that I agree with J.J. and that MN’s flag might just be a tad too minimalist. I actually prefer the original winning design with the tricolor bands and more distinctive star, but the new flag is a vast improvement over the original horrific design.

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Flag reform was a mistake

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Show threadTy JonesOct 30, 2024
@seav You might enjoy this video from @[email protected] as well: https://youtu.be/c-IgG7iou94 It really changed my opinion on many of the US state flags! 🙂
In defense of the state flags

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Show threadEugene Alvin Villar 🇵🇭Oct 30, 2024

@taffypeppers That’s actually already on my watch later playlist. I couldn’t watch it right now because it’s as long as a feature-length movie!

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Show threadDarren du NordNov 2, 2024
@seav meh. I love the new #mnflag. Huge improvent, and I find its component elements pleasing and meaningful.