We always liked to organize in fraternities and "Vereine" (club) since the Kaiserreich. Everyone and their mom had a specialised frat or club for identity and c

We always liked to organize in fraternities and "Vereine" (club) since the Kaiserreich. Everyone and their mom had a specialised frat or club for identity and community. And they had flags, colors, songs, customs and all of that to show belonging. You have things like the Wandervogelbewegung (think boy scouts), Pfadfinder (actual boy scouts), Bündische Jugend, Schützenvereine and things like that. I really mean there was a (is) community for everyone, complete with uniforms and stuff. Typing this I get a bit sad that these communities are missing nowadays and didn't really made it into modern life. Hitler used a lot of them for his purposes and after WWII it was just old people is what I think about them nowadays. It's too conservative and traditional for me. Got a bit off track with the comment, but I was replying to the flag thingy. As a German it makes total sense.