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Country flags are inherently political. They are a symbol of a political entity. If you don't want politics in "git" (or in code in general), then don't put it
by cassianoleal 3y ago
Country flags are inherently political. They are a symbol of a political entity. If you don't want politics in "git" (or in code in general), then don't put it in.
That said, this particular issue should not have been turned into a state-politics issue. The element in question seems to be a language selection rather than a country selection, so the very first argument ("TaiWan flag should not be placed along with other REAL country flags") is a bad one regardless of how you think of Taiwan's political status.
I also agree with another commenter that said the maintainer dealt with this really well. Kudos to them!
- krick 3y agoNot really. I mean, this obviously depends on what you consider political, but as the maintainer correctly noted a flag doesn't have to represent a country. I can have my own flag. Depending on my prominence, my flag can be showcased in Wikipedia and you can even include it into your CSS library. People may even recognize it. If it makes me a "political entity" is an open question, however. But filing tickets demanding to remove something from a CSS library because it "isn't a real country" definitely is a political statement. Which, for me, is always very unwelcome, but quite mundane at this point.
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- ghusto 3y ago> Country flags are inherently political Not people focused on the purpose of the repo.
- matthewfelgate 3y agoClearly was for the person submitting the PR?