[g_delgado14]

White flags are commonly associated with defeat in battle. Probably not the vibe one wants.

[mplanchard]

from the post you replied to:

> and the fact we embraced it as a flag of unity over a flag of surrender should say all there is to say about us getting over our differences

[insane_dreamer]

hard to change an association that has been around for millennia (literally)

[mplanchard]

Yeah I don’t disagree, but I think the difficulty is kind of the point in the GP’s post: it would take an unprecedented era of peace for us to collectively agree that the idea of “surrender” is an anachronism ready to be reclaimed for a better purpose.

[snypher]

Which is why we still worship man-with-bird-head and make sacrifices to the Sun at solstice.

[soulofmischief]

White flags are easy to see in the midst of battle. Don't overthink it.

[mc32]

Especially if this represents the Earth in the face of aliens on other planets and they happen to know the flag of surrender... It would definitely give them the wrong impression about Earth.