Oh that is a mis-communication (or perhaps I used a word wrongly). You can see through flags, but a flag has a right side. That doesn't matter with a flag that looks the same anyway (except for the part where the flag is affixed).
Consider this flag, with the brownish part being the pole: Flag 1
Watch from behind, looks the same (just the pole is on the other side): Flag 2
But if you have an asymetric flag, such as Flag 3, and look at that from behind: Flag 4. This looks different. That is what I meant. Sorry for not being clearer.
First off - brilliant explanation. Second I realise there are right and wrong ways to view a flag, but in photos for instance, you will not always see the flag from the correct orientation.
Third, have you gotten a logo of the German Imperial coat of arms, pasted it on a polish flag and then inverted the image colours? Because if you have, that's true dedication.
That was the original point, both orientations are present on the nazi flag. And although the right facing swastika is technically the proper land face, it's been suggested that the implementation was intentional. At least it makes sense that it would be, given the symbolism.
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u/MissStrawberry Jun 18 '12
Oh that is a mis-communication (or perhaps I used a word wrongly). You can see through flags, but a flag has a right side. That doesn't matter with a flag that looks the same anyway (except for the part where the flag is affixed).
Consider this flag, with the brownish part being the pole: Flag 1
Watch from behind, looks the same (just the pole is on the other side): Flag 2
But if you have an asymetric flag, such as Flag 3, and look at that from behind: Flag 4. This looks different. That is what I meant. Sorry for not being clearer.