Wannabe Flags

UNPO Flag

By Atlas Al

Wannabe Flags

Unrepresented peoples within larger nations should be independent. For flagging purposes, however, they are Wannabe Flags.

I love it when people say I’m inconsiderate, insulting, and rude towards other cultures because I don’t recognize them as flags. Yeah right! I’m just going along with what the international community is already saying. All United Nations members recognize each other as independent sovereign states, or at least a majority of the UN members recognize each other as such. How can you judge me? Seriously, save your verbal attacks for the UN — only the most important international organization in the world, I might add. The flagging community isn’t being unreasonable to ask a nation for recognition from a majority of United Nations member states in order to be considered a captureable flag.

UNPO

Obviously, people who say certain geographical and cultural regions should be sovereign states are blind to the fact that there is a sort of anti-United Nations called the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization. If Taiwan is supposed to be a country, for example, then why are they a member of the UNPO? Someone explain that one to me. I mean come on, it’s quite significant if Taiwan doesn’t even consider itself a country; so why should I? Or, if Taiwan does consider itself a country, yet the international community does not consider Taiwan a country, then once again I ask, why should I? If the majority of the world’s sovereign states say you’re not independent then you’re not.

I guarantee if any of the UNPO members had the chance to join the United Nations, they would. In fact, some former UNPO members did gain independence – Estonia, Latvia, Armenia, Georgia, East Timor, and Palau – and whatta ya know, they joined the UN.

To all of you UNPO member states who have not yet gained independence: I sincerely wish you the best. And who knows, flagging just might bring some attention to your cause.

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