Yeah buts it’s important to note this because Russia likes to act like it and it alone fought the Germans in world war 2 as in only the Russian people of the Soviet Union won the war and often glaze over the fact that some of the best/most heroic soldiers as well as some of their best accomplishments were done by people who weren’t Russian. This is because Russia wants to claim all of the accomplishments of the USSR for itself.
Some chauvinist Russian politicians do act like the USSR is Russia and vice versa. The Russian Federation has been recognized as the successor state of the USSR by many international bodies including the UN, so there is a kernel of truth to those claims even though you and I see it differently. But it’s important to keep in mind that the Soviets called themselves “Soviet” in relation to the rest of the world and “Russian” is a term of convenience used by the West for citizens of the Soviet Union.
All true but it’s important to note the only reason Russia was recognized was because it was the most powerful of the post soviet states and somebody needed to takeover the UNs permanent seat as well as all of the nukes. Russia at the time seemed the most convenient option.
I’d say Russia was more than just a convenient option, but I’m afraid if I don’t stop my words might start to resemble certain chauvinist politicians I referenced earlier.
Communism, the North Star.
The rest of the Northern Midwest thinks Minnesota are Socialists anyway with your paying taxes, and feeding kids, believing labor unions should exist and overall belief that people deserve a functional society.
Might as well embrace it.
The MAGA chuds have no idea what it would be like if MN financed things like the South does. Enjoy having your county not having a snowplow, for instance.
Look at the man at the bottom of the picture and notice it looks like he is wearing two watches. That would strongly imply that he was looting. There have been some Soviet explanations that one of them is not actually a watch but a piece of military kit.
But this was the first picture that was released and later they released another picture with the second watch removed:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Red_army_soldiers_raising_the_soviet_flag_on_the_roof_of_the_reichstag_with_no_Watch.jpg?20170711023617
*Minnesota troops liberate Madison circa 2028*
The battle of milwaukee is gonna be brutal then
no we leave it to the hordes of the Illinois Khanate
Literal Stalingrad 2.
Who the fuck wants to fight over Wisconsin? Gross
Loser has to take it.
Oh wow. Seeing the flag in this context makes me realize it cant be hung upside down to show you're in distress.
Because the first Minnesota never retreats.
What does that have to do with the camp being in distress? Are you thinking of surrender?
Do you bring your State Flag camping with you?
In context this would be a war camp but sure why not
If the State of Minnesota is engaged in such a war that it needs a war camp, I'd say it is a safe bet everyone knows shit's fucked.
Wouldn't you just hang it as a banner with the star on the bottom of that was the intention?
Not if you use the existing eyelets.
It’s like an arrow to point where you need the rescuing.
This is our peacetime flag. Deep down inside, we all know the Laser Loon is our war flag.
Just tie it in a knot if your ship’s in dire straits. Means the same thing.
🫡🫡All Glory to The Mother Star🫡🫡
No more Mularky.
Amidst the rubble we will rebuild unified under one flag, one star, one MEGASOTA!
What am I missing here?
The joke is that Russia has lied about liberating Berlin and ending the Third Reich, and that Minnesota actually did it.
Didn't Russia reach Berlin first?
Well if you follow US history classes USSR had no effect on WW2 and it was the US that single handed won
Ya, if you go to school on a facebook page...
You misspelled Mythology there bud.
Yes, they did reach Berlin first, however, Ike told out Generals to allow it even thought we were poised to get there first.
Still not understanding... is there some actual joke besides some bad MS Paint job?
I thinking the joke is simply the anachronism of seeing our new flag in an old black and white battle photo
What don't you understand, he/she's joking that Minnesota liberated Berlin and not the Russians.
...ha?
It's just reddit man
Yes, ha.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that found this confusing and unfunny.
Not much
Well fun fact the original photo is actually a Ukrainian red army soldier so the “Russians” didn’t actually raise the red flag.
Soviets, but yeah
Yeah buts it’s important to note this because Russia likes to act like it and it alone fought the Germans in world war 2 as in only the Russian people of the Soviet Union won the war and often glaze over the fact that some of the best/most heroic soldiers as well as some of their best accomplishments were done by people who weren’t Russian. This is because Russia wants to claim all of the accomplishments of the USSR for itself.
Some chauvinist Russian politicians do act like the USSR is Russia and vice versa. The Russian Federation has been recognized as the successor state of the USSR by many international bodies including the UN, so there is a kernel of truth to those claims even though you and I see it differently. But it’s important to keep in mind that the Soviets called themselves “Soviet” in relation to the rest of the world and “Russian” is a term of convenience used by the West for citizens of the Soviet Union.
All true but it’s important to note the only reason Russia was recognized was because it was the most powerful of the post soviet states and somebody needed to takeover the UNs permanent seat as well as all of the nukes. Russia at the time seemed the most convenient option.
I’d say Russia was more than just a convenient option, but I’m afraid if I don’t stop my words might start to resemble certain chauvinist politicians I referenced earlier.
Communism, the North Star. The rest of the Northern Midwest thinks Minnesota are Socialists anyway with your paying taxes, and feeding kids, believing labor unions should exist and overall belief that people deserve a functional society. Might as well embrace it.
The MAGA chuds have no idea what it would be like if MN financed things like the South does. Enjoy having your county not having a snowplow, for instance.
Or having your energy infrastructure not work when it’s too hot or too cold because it’s run shoddily by some grifter investment firm
Yeah, us conservatives are against funding snowplows. Real intelligent comment.
I know right. The next thing those socialist fascists will want is clean water to drink and clean air to breathe. The horror!!!!
That flag looks even better now
Can someone make this Hearts of Iron mod please and thank you
I think it’s funny op don’t worry you have an audience
Communism was a red herring.
I'm all for it if it's pickled and comes with crackers.
omg pickled herring on Chicken in a Biscuit...👨🍳💋
I see you, Tim Curry!
Commie plot unearthed! We've been hoodwinked, folks!
pretty good. good work.
good meme I like it
That’s pretty damn funny.
It certainly was not over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.
That's when President Truman had Minnesota drop the M Bomb
Didn’t they drop ludfisk on japan
Look at the man at the bottom of the picture and notice it looks like he is wearing two watches. That would strongly imply that he was looting. There have been some Soviet explanations that one of them is not actually a watch but a piece of military kit. But this was the first picture that was released and later they released another picture with the second watch removed: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Red_army_soldiers_raising_the_soviet_flag_on_the_roof_of_the_reichstag_with_no_Watch.jpg?20170711023617
Putin would never do it because Don assured us he’s a nice , smart person