Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
John Lennon
I have a thought I’d like to share with you. Sports and the virtual world is a brilliant opportunity for me to bring people together. Bringing people together means breaking down prejudices and learning to understand and appreciate difference.
That’s why I would like to see an option in the selection of countries - Earth. A clearly stated position that I do not want to subscribe to any political, geographically defined structure. Yes - there is an option to not fill out the state, but then you have the color gray next to your name - that is not a clear choice - just a non-filling item.
I understand that many find this to be liberalist, hippie bullshit, but I think that especially these days it’s nice to look for a way to find common ground. And that common ground may be the realization that we are all part of one whole - the Earth…
Do what I’ve done for years: use the Antarctic flag. It’s the closest one to being international, as there isn’t even an EU or UN flag, let alone one for us “citizens of the world”
Missing the point. I could claim passports for Britain, Italy, Ireland, Germany, Canada, among others. Should the UK split, I would be English AND Scottish.
The world has moved on from one-nation families, although there are still those who have never left the village where its population is related to each other…
that’s just it - you expect them to be from a particular state, and by inference to be from planet earth. I understand that you may not realize what my request is about.
It’s about not being forced to be a member of a nationality/state and standing purely for yourself. It’s about getting rid of the label - being able to choose a neutral and more global symbol. This perspective. That is not based on territorial divisions.
I use the flags as an indicator of language. I happen to be Dutch, so with a fair amount of Belgians I can communicate in my mother tongue. As for the rest, English usually does the trick.