Donald Trump's administration on Saturday was accused of promoting the Russian flag, on Flag Day.The Department of Defense over the weekend wished social media a "Happy Flag Day!""Let us honor the emblem of our nation and the stars and stripes that unite us all. As we display our nations flag and re...

Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday was accused of promoting the Russian flag, on Flag Day.

The Department of Defense over the weekend wished social media a “Happy Flag Day!”

“Let us honor the emblem of our nation and the stars and stripes that unite us all. As we display our nations flag and reflect on the values it represents, let’s celebrate the freedom, courage and resilience that makes our country great,” the department stated Saturday.

The image attached to the post included two small images that appear to represent the Russian flag.

  • Septimaeus@infosec.pub
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    2 days ago

    Yeah, actual Russian collusion aside, anyone who thinks the horizontal stripes in that stylistic divider are supposed to be Russian flags is probably a prime target for ragebait like this.

    And if this describes you, consider how the divider is reminiscent of the ribbon used to adorn many official medals. Has the US been secretly promoting the modern Russian flag for hundreds of years? Probably not.

      • Septimaeus@infosec.pub
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        1 day ago

        You’re right, but I wouldn’t guess the intern they tasked with graphics design has ever looked too closely.

        • Monument@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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          1 day ago

          Or the designer knew exactly what they were doing and pulled one over on leadership.

          I haven’t seen someone suggest the designer knew this looked like the Russian flag and left it in there as a tongue in cheek criticism/metacommentary, but that’s what I would do.

          • Septimaeus@infosec.pub
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            1 day ago

            Lol you’re not alone. I think someone commented something similar last night. And you’d have plausible deniability too, since the blue is “accidentally” allowed to show between the white and red stripes.

            • Monument@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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              1 day ago

              I don’t do a lot of design anymore, but I still wind up working on data visualizations a fair amount.
              It’s both subversive and satisfying how well the various LGBTQ+ flag color combinations work when creating stacked area charts.

        • baldingpudenda@lemmy.world
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          1 day ago

          With how incompetent, drunk, and high the cabinet is, I’m sure the prerequisite for underlings is being dumber than the people on top.