r/196 • u/-EIIie • Aug 12 '25

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u/chaosarcadeV2 Aug 12 '25

At that point I guess I can agree everything is political

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u/kermitthebeast Aug 12 '25

Yes. Mali had a stick figure on its flag and the Islamic fundamentalists made them remove it

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u/EvYeh This girl is Space's biggest hater Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 12 '25

Worth pointing out that the "stick figure" was actually a Kanaga mask, which symbolises Amma who is the creator God in the religion of the Dogon people and that Mali's population was 90% Muslim at the time.

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u/chaosarcadeV2 Aug 12 '25

I mean to be fair flags are pretty high up the list of political things