What are some of the "Controversial" flags in your nation?

[The Great Zedong Dynasty]

Flags are meant to be a symbol under which people unite but in many cases a flag can cause division. Emotions run high when it comes to patriotism so it is not surprising that attempts to change a flag – or to fly a flag which identifies a minority of the members of a nation, can cause animosity.

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[Pilazzio]

The Fernandian Principality flag is controversial and also banned from the Empire of Pilazzio. It represents the hatred of freedom, equality and other social issues.

[Workers SFSR]

The flag of the Tsardom of Radovartia, the state preceding the current Soviet Republic, is controversial due to symbolizing the old order and its use by many anti-Communist groups. It is not explicitly illegal, but waving it in public might earn you a visit from a very concerned commissar.

Additionally, flags representing Nazism, Fascism and similar movements are illegal. Flags of major capitalist and imperialist countries are frowned upon, and flying them outside of official international events can also get you in trouble.

[Vallermoore]

No flags are banned but waving a swastika flag won't go down well and burning a Decepticon flag could get you three months in prison.

[Fostoria]

The only banned flag in Fostoria is that of the DKVVA (Daiychaz Communist Workers' Victory Front).

It is illegal because the organization it represents was labeled a terrorist organization after one of its members assassinated former Grand Emperor Winslow VII.

A controversial flag (that technically is not banned) is that of the former communist Aleayrayean Union.

You can't go to prison for flying this, but it could get you detained (or beaten up) and fined by the NIVP Paramilitary militias.

[Dytarma]

The only flags banned in Dytarma are the Flag of the SS and the Flag of ISIS. Other than that, all flags are acceptable.

[HerpDeDerp]

A controversial flag is the flag we used during the "cringey edgy furry weeaboo period". We used the homestuck symbol. It is shunned upon and only flown by edgy teens.
The second flag is the flag of the WCHD (Workers Commune Of HerpDeDerp) which can be seen here


This flag is banned along with all signs of communism.

[Kenmoria]

The only controversial flag in Kenmoria is that of Nazi Germany. Though it technically isn't an offence to buy one, it would land a likely land the person flying it a fine for disturbing the peace.

[Gandoor]

The above flag is the second national flag of the Democratic Republic of Gandoor, adopted in 1942 when then-Prime Minister Alexei Petrikov established the Revolutionary Socialist Party. It ceased being the national flag in 1952, after Petrikov's death in 1951, during a period of de-Petrikovisation. While not illegal, the flag is associated with the 1940 to 1951 reign of Petrikov, an era of Gandoorese history commonly referred to as 'The Lost Era', due to the severe curtailing of constitutional rights, de-facto dictatorship, secret police, forced labour camps, and other crimes committed by Petrikov and his government against the Gandoorese people.

[Newne Carriebean7]

While it was the historical national symbol of Carriebean from the start of the 19th century until 1855, it fell into disuse after the Constitutional Revolution of 1855 established the office of president, a national congress and a constitution with a vagueness on being able to amend it. The 19th century was often a chaotic time marred by long military failures, the final breaths of the last holy crusades as religion took a backseat to political orientation for the first time since the nation's founding, a process begining in mid 1820 and finally ending in 1960.

The Iron cross was a known and feared symbol of the 1920s military state, with it's first use being noted in a badge worn directly after the amendment revolution in 1921, during the subsequent fourth civil war. It began undertones of radical militarism and fanatical carriebeanian nationalism which still exist today.
It's most famous association is with the Patriotic Party, a radical nationalist and militant political organization that gained traction within the beginnings of the 1930s with the election of Rachlét Partenbre. Massive gains away from the fragmenting and fraternizing farmer's party and the pledge of "noncommittal electoral actions" from the Pirate party, with an understanding of them continuing to keep the 1,290 parliamentarian and 103 Congressional seats, as long as no new candidates ran against Patriotic Party membership, and the immediate disassociation with them against members that decided to run against the Patriotic Party anyways in midterm election years. The Patriotic Party, riding the success of the election of Partenbre, attempted to push through populist reforms that were often seen as a "dam of relive being trickled down into a drop of support." because of Partenbre's often veto of legislative acts that he saw as going too far or did not do enough during the depression and the ongoing civil war between republican and royalist forces.

After Partenbre's assassination by German immigrant and national socialist German worker's party member Julius Lippert, the political party schemed to undermine his younger brother ántonio Partenbre from seizing power in the September Incident. The Carriebeanian Vice President nominally would take control, but with the party elites fearful of the inexperience of ántonio Partenbre and the subsequent lackluster results given to the Carriebeanian people and the ongoing civil war, it was decided that Franklin Láržao, the chairman of the Patriotic Party,would take up the torch. ántonio Partenbre would be subsequently expelled from the Patriotic Party and die penniless as an author of "Untapped Wickedness, the Patriotic Party's rise and fall."

In 1940, Franklin Láržao's position upon becoming the next president was precarious, he had former rivals up top and had to deal with external threats, such as the military push of the royalist forces in the ongoing civil war, which saw a retaliation of mass genocide in Carriebean of suspected royalists. This forced Láržao to meet personally with King Arnold and negotiate a ceasefire on March 3rd, 1941 and to form the second United Front. He then undermined the top Patriotic Party members and made himself de facto dictator of Carriebean. He led the nation into the second world war on the side of the Axis Powers on April 3rd,1941 with an immediate declaration of war on the allies and the United States a few months later. His mentor's former economic relief plans were chucked aside in favor of a massive military build up throughout 1941, with little military action aside from skirmishes occurring on the boarder with the US.

The Patriotic Party became more and more militant and Islamophobic, culminating in a vast genocide between 1942-1945 that killed 12 million people. Their former touch of rampant militarism and the defense of the Láržaoland along with hefty doses of rigged elections and a cult of personality turned millions of minority groups away and flocked to the Republican side during the civil war, which resumed after the world war. In 1953, the Royalists decided to sign the Treaty of Bahamas, which enabled the nation to keep the royal family, prime minister, presidency , Congress and Parliament as the branches of government, along with a reduction in military arms and investment in nuclear weapons. Despite this, a massive famine due to crop failure killed 20 million more people along with the 200 million killed in the civil war prompted the military to overthrow the president and install a military stratocratic democratic dictatorship.

[Stellar Colonies]

At this time, no flags are currently banned in most Confederate member states, since it is seen as a violation of free speech, although some do.

But even in the ones that don't ban certain flags, flying a flag from either ancient "controversial" organizations (Nazis, Soviets, Pro Alphian Genociders, etc) or current ones (The Anti-Y Front, etc) can lead to incidents that can deliver a punishment (Disturbing the peace, causing a riot, etc).

Of course, "homemade" flags that are clearly inappropriate (Graphic content as an example) are seen as a separate matter.

[Auzkhia]

We didn't ban any flags, both historical and foreign.

Partisan flags are the most controversial, and are only seen at rallies. Communists and socialists have a plain red flag, and anarchists have a plan black flag. Some fly the old Soviet flag, since the sickle and hammer are well known symbols of communism, but some have their own symbols like hammer, compass, and wheat.

Liberals have a yellow flag, while conservatives don't really have a flag as they're not the sort of people to attend rallies. Some agrarian populists use the party symbol on a blue or green field to demonstrate along with a local state or the imperial flag to show some patriotism.

Fascists have more complex looking flags, with their symbol on it, the Hakenkreuz, it looks similar to the Indian swastika, but it is different, sometimes have black and gold fasces, coming from classical Italian fascism. This is the most controversial, as it is the least popular ideology and counter protestors shut down fascist rallies before they can get stronger, often under the banner of the Antifaschistische Aktion

All of this is perfectly legal, citizens have a right to protest and assemble.

[Free American Empire-]

There are plenty of flags banned. Nazi flag is banned, communist flag is banned, old USA's flag is banned, other two superstate flags are banned (Except in hate week), and list goes on...

[Kaervaldidland]

Flags and symbols are considered protected free speech in Kaervaldidland, and therefore cannot be banned.

There is no concept of "hate speech" or "hate symbols," and so the idea of banning such activities is somewhat nonsensical to the average citizen.

For example, if you were to wave around a swastika flag in public, it would be mostly be met with confusion.

[Violetism]

Any flag depicting a religion other than Violetism is considered controversial and may be banned. Simply displaying the flag of a county like Turkey or Israel could be considered a crime against the Great Goddess Violet, because of the religious imagery in those flags.

[Tinhampton]

Although not banned, the flag of the Experimental Communist Republic (1957-59; see right) is certain to raise tensions in anybody aged over 75. Or members of the Tinhampton First Party. Or Lydia Anderson.

[Thermodolia]

The flags of imperial Japan, Nazi Germany, and ISIS, along with several separatist flags within Thermodolia are banned. None of the flags of the previous governments of Thermodolia are banned

Displaying the flag of imperial Japan or a separatist flag is a felony offense and is punishable with up to 5 years in prison and a T1,000,000 fine. Displaying of any other flag will result in a fine of T500,000.

[The Great-German Empire]

Imterestingly, the black-red-gold flag itself is controversial. The German banner used in the 1848 Revolutions but passed over as the German flag in 1871 in favour of the black-white-red has been used since at least the 1920s as a republican, or anti-royalist, symbol. Many people on the Left currently fly it, as well as some minority factions in right-wing parties that are for some reason republican.

Basically any communist flag would be 'controversial', and (though to a lesser extent than OOC due to Fascism never really rising) the Hakenkreuz on any background would also be condemned by most. The Rhine Confederation tricolor and Westphalian bicolor could be considered controversial, but almost nobody actually flies them anyway. The Prussian flag, meanwhile, is unwelcome in Hanover-Brunswick, the Rhine, Schleswig&Holstein and Hesse, because Prussia had seized those territories in 1866 and only allowed them to become full federal stated in the 1950s, over 80 years after Unification.

No flags are banned

[Liliumtopia]

Whilst no flags are illegal, if you're flying a fascist flag in public (or found to own it without sound reason) you're likely to be charged with promoting hate speech and genocide.

[Our Proletariat]

The flag of imperial Japan.
The dictatorship of our proletariat looks at it's imperialist, militarist past with shame, the flag is banned from everywhere around the country. The flag has also been used by the reactionary white forces which are at the moment exiled in manchuko. The flag was used by the neo-kokuryūkai, a reactionary terrorist organization we have dealt with a few years ago. With the immense increase of welfare and living-standard, reactionaries have almost disappeared, our proletariat isn't being constantly reminded of their past, shall the future be a blessing for our Kyōwakoku.

[Prusswitonsiakekingkailand]

Well, the Kaiserreich in our regional world has no defined history, so this is going to be a bit tough to tackle...

The Kaiserreich isn't too positive or negative towards anyone, however the Kaiserreich has the following nations on its national grievance list,

• France - Conflict over Elsass-Lothringen, hostility after the French Axis invasion in WWII.
• Taralus - Conflict over Holstein, extremely hostile isolated political threat in the East, extremely violent population, flag is controversial and banned, flags not registered and used for non-research purposes will lead to fines and the owner put into custody.
• Spain - Hostility after the French Axis invasion in WWII.
• Italy - Hostility after the French Axis invasion in WWII.
• Communist/Syndicalist Flags - Banned, historical grievances such as the French Communes invasion in WWII, and conflicts in the East.
• Fascist/NatSoc Flags - Currently unknown, no known Fascist or NatSoc presence in CoDN European history, may be added via historical civil war.

[Khataiy]

Any and all Communist/Marxist and non-Arab socialist symbols are banned

Shiite Religious flags and that of Hezbollah and affiliates are also banned

The flags of the PKK, PYD, YPG, Rojava, the Syrian Democratic Forces, and the KCK and linked groups are banned the flag of Iraqi Kurdistan is not banned but can get one into serious trouble and make one the center of serious suspicion and controversy, the government has discussed banning the flag as well.

The flag of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) is also banned

Nasserist flags and symbols are banned as well

Qaddafist flags and logos are banned

LGBT and other sexuality flags are banned

Zionist flags and logos are banned, though the Israeli flag is banned it may be used only on official discretion and circumstances endorsed by the government

Anti-Arab flags are banned

Imperialist flags used by nations that controlled Arab nations at any point in its history

[-The Kalmar Union-]

Many flags are banned in the Kalmar Union.

Offensive flags shall not be shown.

The flag of the Fascist Party of the Kalmar Union (in factbooks) is banned and outlawed. Offenders will be fined 9,155 krona.

The flag of the NSDAP, as well as Nazi Germany, the Italian Social Republic, the Kingdom of Italy, and depictions of Hitler/Mussolini used to advocate fascism/national socialism are banned and the offender will be arrested for up to 2 years.

The flag of the CSA (most notably their naval ensign) is not banned, although it's very controversial considering they advocated for slavery and discrimination against blacks.

[Lethen Empire]

ALL flags except for state flags or colonial flags (as long as there's no separatist context). Letheny will not have any flag except her own waved in her borders. There are afew exceptions, though -- foreign flags can be waved for foreign visitors or shown in some solidarity as long as the Lethen flag is included.

[A m e n r i a]

Flags of nations which opposed the PAA in WWIII and/or were used by evil organizations/nations are banned in Amenria. This includes, but is not limited to, the US flag, Israeli flag, the Rainbow Flag, Confederate flag, and the new Burmese flag (with the star and three colours)