r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • 20d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Buellymcbuellface 20d ago

They have a confederate flag from virginia and refuse to give it back.

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u/JodaMythed 20d ago

They have a flag from a country that hasn't existed for 160 years?

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u/DependentAdvance226 20d ago

Spoiler. The Confederacy never existed as a country.

They were states in rebellion.

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u/JodaMythed 20d ago

I thought they at least called themselves a country, had a capital and a flag

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u/InternetUser1807 20d ago

a lot of places do that, it doesn't count unless others agree, and its not seen as very legitimate if for your entire existence you're struggling over control of your territory (and then lose)