Here's an interesting topic of discussion.

I recently had an exchange of telegrams with some random nation from outside the region, about the significance of flags. I argued that flags are in the end just pieces of cloth, that can't possibly represent the incredible complexity of nations: their shared history, customs, culture, experiences and everything else that has made them what they are now.

That conversation didn't end up well, with that nation calling me a "liberal ass" and a "jerkoff who uses his power online to be a control freak cause his life sucks on the outside". That got him a report to the mods. But I did end up curious about what you guys think, since obviously the people here are so much nicer.

Can flags really symbolise a nation?