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[–] MalarchoBidenism@hexbear.net 5 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Lots of you have pointed out ways in which this emoji isn't great, and I agree. So I decided to take another shot at it and hopefully make something more representative of what the Epstein coalition is. Behold:

Alternate version:

Thoughts?

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[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

You could switch out some stars for the nato stars but it's fairly hard to comprehed as it is

[–] Maturin@hexbear.net 2 points 10 hours ago

I vote for the one with his face on it

[–] Chana@hexbear.net 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

I think the original is also great! It just benefits from the modernity of the current US flag. Out of these two, the second is most congruent with the post title and the first is a nice imperialist catch-all that is not necessarily tied to Epstein. I do wonder if the latter meaning might be best served by visually making the US the dominant aspect and the others clearly secondary, but it's really about what you want to convey! If it's the Epstein coalition then the second works, imo.

Thanks for putting these together!

[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I was joking with the NATO symbol lmao the one before was great, this one's even better though, goes hard as fuck

[–] MalarchoBidenism@hexbear.net 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I thought you were, but I wasn't sure what you meant. Good bit miyazaki-laugh I would put the NATO rose as the stars here too but absolutely no one is going to make those out, this is already at the lower limit of "visually clear at a small size" as it is lmao

[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 2 points 9 hours ago

I like slightly more the version without Epstein, it's more everlasting and about the structures of said countries and less personified. Epstein is gone, the problem remains, you know. Anyway, top tier job

[–] sexywheat@hexbear.net 21 points 2 days ago

This is fire. Nice work. The NATO stars are just chefs-kiss

[–] CommCat@hexbear.net 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

the swastika star of david is actually a Raelism UFO cult symbol lol

[–] MalarchoBidenism@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I learned that while making this and wondered whether it made sense to use this symbol but I decided it's on them for coming up with the platonic ideal of "anti zionist symbol" and then wasting it on a silly french UFO cult. I'm sorry Raelists but the swastikar of David is going on the Epstein flag

[–] fannin@hexbear.net 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Swastistar was right there.

[–] HoiPolloi@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

I think that makes it more appropriate, fascists love woo UFO stuff.

[–] Meltyheartlove@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago

I remember Kany posting that ufo cult symbol.

[–] darkcalling@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This lack an American element to it which is why I would say I'm not the biggest fan of it. It has NATO symbols, the zionazi symbol, but no American symbol. It's a nice piece of work but obfuscates the primary responsible party (the US) in favor of centering the zionist entity.

The confederate battle flag you're riffing on is not the flag on American ships or aircraft or soldiers that carry out crimes. It is not the flag the world recognizes. It's a flag of a defeated faction from a century and a half ago that is irrelevant. I get why you went for it as it's hard to keep the current American flag motif and put proper imagery within the bars section. At the risk of suggesting an abomination the use of an American flag in place of the red sections behind the blue and white bars might work (kind of cut out, as a view of it rather than showing all of it so it entirely fills the space). Perhaps a British flag in another one as they're a frequent partner in crime. If you wanted to do 4 then Germany and France would round out their primary criminal partners nicely though likely make it too busy. There's also the option of using the official US seal instead of the flag as it's less busy. I think I'd just favor the individual burning zionist entity, american, and nato-cool flags over this as it just doesn't convey the message as well I feel.

[–] Chana@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

Maybe they could swap the Confederate flag parts with the current US flag, using NATO logo as the stars.

[–] MalarchoBidenism@hexbear.net -1 points 1 day ago

These are very good points actually, and you've inspired me to try a different approach that I think will work better soviet-hmm

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 0 points 1 day ago

How about yankee banner with the swastistar as stars?

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

It needs EU stars as well

[–] CocteauChameleons@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

Yo this is amazing, you should post it without the flame So I can post it on my sm and make stickers

[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] MalarchoBidenism@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fair. I thought of it as a vexillology shitpost then decided to make it a -cool emoji instead but idk if it works as well shrug-outta-hecks

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

Wouldn't really be able to make out the NATO stars

[–] Maturin@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

Too many ~~notes~~ layers.

[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I'm not convinced we really need to have the multiple-hate-symbol emoji tbh. Both the swastika and the confederate flag are legitimate hate symbols still in use by white supremacists.

[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

I agree, the NATO symbol is just too much

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

yeah this is uncomfortable

[–] MalarchoBidenism@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago

I don't disagree tbh but we do have kkkonfederacy

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 days ago