I think the new flags are dumb It used to be that the only defining

>>129775964
Fuck off whiteboi

I agree, but I do like being able to have the confederate flag.

>>129775964
>It disincentivized shitposting
H...Have you been on the same board as us?

>>129776075
theres also the fact that theres a limited number of political entities deemed worthy of representation on this board, which now limits the ideological representation possible on /pol/ (which, to be honest, was never that diverse, but it always had the potential to be). Now you are 1/20(ish), or you are nothing. Its just more limiting.

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>>129776207
of course theres shitposting, but i think the flag limited it significantly. Now, I can just put on a BLM-mask & write retarded nigger-nonsense. Before, everything I said represented Norway to a certain extent, and everyone had just a slimmer of anonymity stripped away from them, which made every engagement a bit more interesting

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>>129775964
/pol/ had custom flags before. It wasn't until after /pol/ harbor they became region specific.

I'm mad they didn't bring back best korea.

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>>129775964
>(Canadian users repeatedly failed to do, and Canada as a whole suffered the consequences)

>>129775964
When I call someone a pussy bitch I want them to know that I love traps.

>>129775964
>I think the new flags are dumb
>new flags

How fucking new are you? /pol/ always had those flags then they went away. Now they're back and better than ever.

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>>129775964
It's added fuel to the meme machine.

>>129776633
well what if I think the 20something options for ideologies are not just limiting, but also labeling in a negative way? I dont want to be "just" a Pirate or a European or whatever. Its very ideologically limiting. Some morons might enjoy labeling themselves and then consistently sticking to that one label, but I think more smart people see that labels are just a manner of processing information, and that most people dont fit tidily into these labels

>>129776440
well, then, in my opinion, it was also dumb before-before. normal-before is best before

>>129776579
shut up you failure

>>129776432
>of course theres shitposting, but i think the flag limited it significantly.

>SWEDEN YES
>POO IN LOO
>BRIT TEETH
>BE AMERICAN, GET SHOT
>EUROPOOR
>A FUCKING LEAF
>RARE FLAG
>I see your argument but here I see that you are posting under an unpopular flag. Looks like I win again!

Nah. Also, if you need to post under your flag for you not to be a total faggot, then you're still a total faggot.

>>129775964

>being this new

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>>129777011
>in my opinion of something I wasn't here to experience

Fuck off, newfag. Nobody gives a shit about how you feel.

>>129776834
>being so new that you lecture someone on being new for not knowing that something was always there that wasn't there in the beginning
topkek.

>>129775964
Reminder that 95% of the poeple using the meme flags are from Canada and Australia, everyone else couldn't care less about displaying their real location

>>129777158
>>129777364
how constructive
if we didnt have bitch-anonymity now, i would be able to mock you both for being dumb, uneducated fat americans (probably). instead you hide like faggots behind some edgy label

>>129777145

>>129777145
>if you need to post under your flag for you not to be a total faggot, then you're still a total faggot.
if thats the case, then most people here are

>>129775964

Agreed. The nationality flags imposed a certain level of honesty.

Sure, you could use a proxy but not everyone knows how.

Shitposters couldn't hide and pretend to be someone they're not like everyone can see that this Nazi LARPer is actually a nigger or Muslim or this guy posting "I regret voting for Trump" is from Australia.

Now people can hide behind ideological flags. I'm Jewish but I can switch on a Nazi flag.

>>129777430
Typical France, surrendering as usual am I right? Hyuk hyuk hyuk.

>>129777145
>caring so much about making a statement or hiding your country that you bother to change the setting from Geographic Location
cute.

>>129775964

There was a time before flags. Remember that? And remember the shitstorm that happened when flags were first implemented?

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>>129777011
I don't even know what country your flag is from. Does that in fact alone not speak volumes?

>>129775964
I haven't seen any Indian posters since we could pick our flags.

>>129777632
This. I'm doing everything I can to make the nazi cancer look bad, and the flag helps.

>>129775964
>Canadian users repeatedly failed to do, and Canada as a whole suffered the consequences
Only Canada could be clever enough to troll the trolls, is what you appear to be admitting here. Hilarious.

>>129777576
>if thats the case, then most people here are
Many are, yes. However with flags being optional then those that choose one also also choosing to be represented by it. What comes their way is by choice. With country flags, you get memed on no matter what, usually killing discussion in the process.

If you REALLY wanted to end such shitposting, then remove flags entirely. Having them be optional is an acceptable compromise.

I wish they'd go back to what it was set to at one point and be all Jewish flags or flags with no id. Don't half ass being anonymous

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>>129775964
Agreed except for that bullshit little bit about based Canada. Why in the world would I use some meme-tier flag labeling myself a White Supremacist when I could use my own flag?

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>>129777576
>shit talking anonymity
>on 4chan
Holy shit you don't even belong on this site. Shove the Twitter link you rode in here on up your ass and prance your faggot ass out of here.

>>129778078
>implying it's effective using an optional flag.

Look at my chosen sock puppet I'm making to dance like a fool! hehehehehe, they goyim won't know.

>>129778007
no, it proves (thanks to your flag-honesty) that canadians are shamefully uneducated

>>129777886
the whole "i dont like changes" isnt always a legitimate argument for discrediting people critical of changes. in this case, im fairly positive the previous way was "better" (i.e. more interesting)

These flags are fucking gay and they will further ruin this board.

>>129775964
You are the cancer.

>>129775964

I like the new flags, praise kek!

If they want to implement optional flags, it should be shown with the original flag to the side so it cannot be used for just easy proxyfagging.

>>129777736
I care about the quality of discussion. Fuck me right?

>>129775964
I just like pretending to proxy fag

>>129777576

So in other words, no more flags means no more resorting to convenient ad hominems to avoid an actual argument?

GEE WIZ

>>129778387
Spencer did pretty well for himself.

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>>129778582
theres an even bigger issue
the fact that "kekistani" is now an official thing
you dickheads realize that normies have utterly annihiliated pepe and kekistan, and that we should do everything we can to distance ourselves from it? theres these ugly, weird, cringy, fat teenagers showing up at public events with "kekistani gear" looking like idiots, and now, thanks to the flag being available here, theres no option for us to distance ourselves from that. those freaks now legitimately represent us

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I don't get it, some posts have flags and some don't? What's the point?

>>129777430
Ahhh the French. How's that not-so-slow descent into irrelevant brown shithole going? I would hide my flag if I were you, it's literally a mark of shame.

>>129778891

>we
>us

Theres no us faggot. This is an anonymous website. I might agree with you on a few issues, but that doesnt mean this is a stormfront echochamber. If you dont like it, then fuck off back to plebbit. Flags used to be like this before you came here last summer.

>>129778838
If not for the occational /pol/ thread I would never have heard of him. He's an irrelevant c-list internet celebrity who's occationally rolled out because he's done something dumb.

>>129778428

I'm not averse to change - merely recalling the previous fallout. The flags had their drawbacks. I travel a lot, and post from various countries. Invariably many of my points would be ignored, and the thread would derail into "fuck you, Italy! fuck you, Germany! fuck you, Switzerland!" - depending on where I was that week. The flags implied that the poster was the distilled embodiment of their location. Or at least that's how people interpreted them. Having said all that, I agree with you.

>>129775964
>new

>>129779150
How is that a bad thing? It's much better to mentally mute roach flags than waste time reading shit until you notice it is shit. It's just a tool you can use

>>129775964
thats because you're a faggot
country flags almost killed /pol/ because it because about the flag, not the content of the post

this is how it used to be and fuck is it sweet

>>129775964
>I believe it may have boosted the quality of posts somewhat
Yeah, right
>A FUCKING LEAF
>uma delícia/7x1
>POO IN LOO
>54%
>X >white
Sure boosted post quality.

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>>129776075
Plz no step on whitey

>>129775964
they wee here before and they'll be gone soon too


enjoy it while you can
>seig heil

>>129775964
I think folk'll adapt to them

>>129779920
>were*

>>129775964
They're nice. I'd prefer /pol/ without flags altogether

>>129775964
fuck off

>>129776075
fpbp

>>129779219

>People who have been on /pol/ more than a few years arguing over semantics to explainabrag how much longer they've been on /pol/ than the newbs
>Thinking this is something to be proud of

Kys.

>>129776164
this

>>129775964
>All these new subhuman /r/the_donald crossboarding fuckfaces complaining about the old flags being back
Delicious

>>129775964
there was no fucking discussion since people would just disregard everything and spam muh epic leaf meemz

>>129775964
I have to agree in some way, although I like the memes that ensue with your own flags it does take something away from /pol/ that used to be here.
And the fact I can't collect rare flags anymore.
(And no I'm not going on /int/ that's stupid)

>>129775964
newfag garbage

>>129778652
and that pirate flag you're sporting adds so much.
Thanks for your contribution, anon!

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>>129780447
I hope we get another /pol/ harbor. Not a chance in hell of them sticking around through that and after a few weeks they will move on to another site.

>>129781032
If I had the choice I would have no flag. I chose the pirate one because it's the most neutral one on the list. It's not supposed to add anything.

BRING BACK THE JIDF FLAG
BRING BACK THE JIDF FLAG
BRING BACK THE JIDF FLAG
BRING BACK THE JIDF FLAG
BRING BACK THE JIDF FLAG

>>129781485

>JIDF flag
>American education

>>129775964
The new flags are further proof that /pol/ is satire.

Acting retarded, actual retards, good company, etc.

>>129779590

I don't disagree - all things considered, I preferred flags.

>>129781558
why are namefags always newfaggot cancer?

>>129775964

I agree.
Now you'll never know that I am a nigger.

>>129777430

>New Algeria thinks he's to good for shitposting

Lmaoing @ your life

>>129781433
Ah, but you're mistaken. It has contributed more than anything else in your posts!
Keep up the good work!

>>129775964
This has made the shitposting 10x worse.

I bet you rarely see an indian flag again now, shitposting koala niggers and syrup niggers won't be held accountable.
It fucked up the entire dynamic of the whole board.

>>129782997
The fact that you are right now at least attempting to go after me rather than something implied by my flag? Yeah I suppose it has in that sense.

>>129781906
His flag checks out.

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>may have boosted the quality of posts somewhat
Bitch i have a reputation to uphold.

>>129783241
>It fucked up the entire dynamic of the whole board.
t. someone who wasn't here pre-country flags.

protip: It didn't use to be /int/ crossed with /b/. Flags aren't the only thing that caused it, but it was a major factor. Once the novelty weras off, we'll hopefully be closer to actual /pol/ normal.

>>129775964
>new flags
wat?

>>129775964
/pol/ was way better before flags.

we are just at the novelty stage right now, eventually the newness will wear off and we will return to our normal levels of stupidity