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2023-12-03 12:17:44 UTC - HELPFUL
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In Germany, the use of the flag is highly regulated. https://www.protokoll-inland.de/Webs/PI/EN/flag-displays/general-information/informations/informations-node.html;jsessionid=727F27E5183B7179D10E3500C19EA229.live861 In France, the flag is an emblem of the 5th Republic. It had its origins in the French Revolution. https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/france-facts/symbols-of-the-republic/article/the-french-flag#:~:text=The%20%22tricolore%22%20(three%2D,flies%20over%20all%20public%20buildings. In USA and Spain, the flag has been co-opted by alt-right groups. https://abcnews.go.com/US/symbols-hate-extremism-display-pro-trump-capitol-siege/story?id=75177671 https://sites.uab.edu/humanrights/2019/10/17/the-return-of-alt-right-conservatism-in-spain/
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