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I think that's an interesting conversation to have. I didn't know there were anarchist flags on there, could you link me to some of them, I'm curious to see. A

I think that's an interesting conversation to have. I didn't know there were anarchist flags on there, could you link me to some of them, I'm curious to see. As for the LGBT flags, I don't view those as political but rather as communities within reddit that together make up a large userbase who were committed to protecting each other's art and flags.

kmm 10y ago
At the left edge, somewhere above the middle, coordinates (0, 450) are a bunch of anarchist flags.
c0nducktr 10y ago
http://imgur.com/a/i9uS8 http://imgur.com/a/i9uS8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchist_symbolism#/media/File:Anarchist_flags_and_stars.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchist_symbolism#/media/Fil...
- rmccoy6435 10y ago
  Huh. I obviously don't know much about Anarchist symbolism, as I had no idea what those represented after I was given the coordinates other than the Communist flag and the Black/Red Anarchist flag. I also never really looked at this portion of the board. Thanks for the insight!
sooheon 10y ago
> as communities within reddit that together make up a large userbase who were committed to protecting each other's art and flags. What is this if not politics? Politics isn't a dirty word you know...
- rmccoy6435 10y ago
  To clarify: I do not view orientation or sexual identity as politics. In the sense of /r/place and their arrangements: that is politics, or more so rather diplomacy. They have common grounds and worked together, that's all.
  - sooheon 10y ago
    Well, having (or lacking) a sexual orientation or identity is not politics, it just is. But expressing it, identifying with others who share it, forming groups and alliances and a shared sense of community is precisely what politics is. I think we pretty much agree.
    - hueving 10y ago
      No, it only becomes political when it comes to forcing other groups to change or support your cause. My meetup dedicated to showing off old hardware is not political. If I tried to force a tax on everyone through a referendum to support my group, then I've made it political.
      - hirsin 9y ago
        You can also be forced to become political - if someone tried to make it illegal to show off old hardware for instance. It's why the NRA is a political group, as are most LGBT groups.
      - sooheon 9y ago
        > My meetup dedicated to showing off old hardware is not political. Can you be absolutely sure? How do you decide who shows and tells today? Who is the meetup "leader", and how did they get that position? What do you do about that old software meetup that always meets across the hall from you at the same time and steals your donuts and coffee? Almost anything groups of people do entails politics, without necessarily even going to the obvious case of forcible taxes. Besides we were talking about staking out pixels on a limited canvas, which is a zero sum game, involves other groups and the need to consolidate efforts, a decidedly political affair.
      - lukas099 9y ago
        > No, it only becomes political when it comes to forcing other groups to change or support your cause. I am having trouble understanding why you think this. Care to explain why?

kmm 10y ago

At the left edge, somewhere above the middle, coordinates (0, 450) are a bunch of anarchist flags.

c0nducktr 10y ago

http://imgur.com/a/i9uS8 http://imgur.com/a/i9uS8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchist_symbolism#/media/File:Anarchist_flags_and_stars.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchist_symbolism#/media/Fil...

rmccoy6435 10y ago
Huh. I obviously don't know much about Anarchist symbolism, as I had no idea what those represented after I was given the coordinates other than the Communist flag and the Black/Red Anarchist flag. I also never really looked at this portion of the board. Thanks for the insight!

sooheon 10y ago

> as communities within reddit that together make up a large userbase who were committed to protecting each other's art and flags. What is this if not politics? Politics isn't a dirty word you know...

rmccoy6435 10y ago
To clarify: I do not view orientation or sexual identity as politics. In the sense of /r/place and their arrangements: that is politics, or more so rather diplomacy. They have common grounds and worked together, that's all.
- sooheon 10y ago
  Well, having (or lacking) a sexual orientation or identity is not politics, it just is. But expressing it, identifying with others who share it, forming groups and alliances and a shared sense of community is precisely what politics is. I think we pretty much agree.
  - hueving 10y ago
    No, it only becomes political when it comes to forcing other groups to change or support your cause. My meetup dedicated to showing off old hardware is not political. If I tried to force a tax on everyone through a referendum to support my group, then I've made it political.
    - hirsin 9y ago
      You can also be forced to become political - if someone tried to make it illegal to show off old hardware for instance. It's why the NRA is a political group, as are most LGBT groups.
    - sooheon 9y ago
      > My meetup dedicated to showing off old hardware is not political. Can you be absolutely sure? How do you decide who shows and tells today? Who is the meetup "leader", and how did they get that position? What do you do about that old software meetup that always meets across the hall from you at the same time and steals your donuts and coffee? Almost anything groups of people do entails politics, without necessarily even going to the obvious case of forcible taxes. Besides we were talking about staking out pixels on a limited canvas, which is a zero sum game, involves other groups and the need to consolidate efforts, a decidedly political affair.
    - lukas099 9y ago
      > No, it only becomes political when it comes to forcing other groups to change or support your cause. I am having trouble understanding why you think this. Care to explain why?