The Florida State Flag Explained (With Actual Supporting Facts)

The Great Seal of the State of Florida, proudly displayed on the state flag, seems to have a checkered, but not X’d-out, past. Here are various points of view. You decide. Feel free to mix and match. Regards. Carter C. Crabtree

The first observation is from The Washington Post and a blog authored by Columnist  Alexandria Petri:  “Every state flag is wrong, and here is why” published in 2015. Here's where Florida comes in:

Let’s Start Here:

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ALABAMA

Someone gave the State of Alabama a box to check with the question “DO YOU WANT TO CREATE A FLAG?” and this was the response. That, or Alabama is unable to write its name and has to sign everything with a big red X. In general, it is a poor idea to pick as your flag an image that could be regarded as a negative answer to the question, “Should you visit Alabama?”

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FLORIDA

“Can we just use the Alabama flag?” Florida asked.
“No.”
“How about if we put our seal on it?”
“Yeah. I guess, but –”
“Great.”

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GEORGIA

I see what you did there. “But if we put the words ‘Wisdom’ ‘Constitution,’ ‘Justice’ and ‘Moderation’ on it, they’ll never guess that it’s secretly a Confederate flag 1.0.”
“How about if we put WIS DOM on instead?”
“Sure, okay.”

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MISSISSIPPI

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“Two words: Confederate Yugoslavia.”
“But neither of those places exists any longer.”
“Sounds to me like their flags are free for the taking.”
“Well –”
“MISSISSIPPI!”

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That’s it. If you read all the above and took a peek at the links, then, Carter Crabtree has messed with your mind.

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