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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      11 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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          11 days 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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            11 days 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.

    • brown567@sh.itjust.works
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      11 days ago

      Oh c’mon! I hate Trump as much as the next guy, but I can’t really see that as anything but an honest mistake.

      There isn’t even a blue bar in the middle, it’s just transparency XD

      • neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works
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        11 days ago

        Its in the wrong order. Red and white are always supposed to touch. Blue separating them is in the wrong spot. Whether intentional or because they’re all idiots? Who can say.

        • insufferableninja@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          11 days ago

          red and white together would just look like a red bar and a white bar offset. it needs the blue between them to make visual sense. or i guess they could have used a different blue instead of a negative space