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Soviet Union had a nasty breakup and can't get over its exes (lemmy.nz)
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[-] vrek@programming.dev 4 points 4 months ago

I support Ukraine but technically it's not a total red flag there's some yellow in the top left.

[-] gegil@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 months ago

Yellow is just someone pissed on it.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Explanation : The USSR had a flag that was mostly red, with a yellow hammer and sickle in the top left, that was topped with a yellow star outline. The flags of the constituent republics were also mainly red, but had individual little flourishes. The Latvian one is my favourite, but I also like how much the Georgian one stands out.

Red flags are used as a easy to communicate barometer on how advisable a relationship is with someone, if someone has a lot of "red flags" that means sustaining a relationship with that person would be unwise or especially challenging and unrewarding.

this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2026
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