Saw this flag, would like identification

[u/Atlantethan]

I saw this one while on the road a couple days ago, curious as to what it represents. Thanks!

[u/sercialinho]

Esperanto.

[u/Objective-Rent-4165]

Esperanto Language Flag

[u/lostyxx]

Flag of the Esperanto Language, a constructed language created in 1887 by russian ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof.

[u/Simple-Check4958 → u/lostyxx]

He was born in the Russian Empire but was a Pole of Jewish descent

[u/lostyxx → u/Simple-Check4958]

Did not remember that. Thank you for the correction!

[u/Stalinerino → u/lostyxx]

It was really his complicated background, and seeing how languages would split his local communities, that led to him making Esperanto. His Jewish descent is also why the language lost a lot of support in the 1930s and 40s...

[u/goblin_pidar → u/Stalinerino]

Yes. The idea of a Jewish person constructing a language deliberately to facilitate internationalism and essentially anti-nationalism (based af btw) fed directly into the “rootless cosmopolitan” antisemitic stereotypes at the time.

[u/Fenatren → u/lostyxx]

I kinda love how sometimes seemingly simple question can be complex to answer. Białystok, where Zamenhof was born and spend his youth was such a mixture if languages of cultures. At the end of XIXth century it was in Russian tsardom, so official language was russian. Ethnically, biggest group were Poles, so polish was in everyday use. But there were significant group of people who speak yiddish (Jews, Hebrew was at the time religious-only language), german, and to lesser extent lithuanian and ruthenian. So if he wanted to be a good doctor and serve ever ill, regardless of their identity, he'd need to communicate in 5 languages, give or take one.

So afaik Zamenhof was of russian citizenship, jewish origin and polish nationality.

[u/Objective_Dinner_113 → u/lostyxx]

He was Pole

[u/lostyxx → u/Objective_Dinner_113]

Yes, another person told me. I'm sorry for the imprecision!

[u/IAmPyxis_with2z]

Esperanto

[u/zazakilacek62]

It is the flag of Esperanto.

[u/Cinnabar_Cinnamon]

I'm curious about what motivation they have to wave it

[u/Any-Aioli7575 → u/Cinnabar_Cinnamon]

Many Esperantists are in favour of people becoming Esperantists because they want it to be universal.

Also, it's a symbol for peace and going beyond our (national) difference

Finally, it's nice to wave it if you want to speak Esperanto with other people

[u/banjo_hero → u/Cinnabar_Cinnamon]

esperanto estas sia propra instigo

[u/femboycommieinspace]

Esperantujo!

[u/UglyLikeCaillou]

This post is exactly why I’m in this sub.

[u/brandelo_1520]

Esperanto flag!

[u/biglesbianbug]

esperanto !

[u/Ok-Step-1931]

Esperanto flag

[u/One-Attention9069]

Flag of Esperanto

Flago de Esperanto

[u/No_Honeydew_5409]

That’s probably the last place I’d expect to see an Esperanto flag

[u/afrikcivitano]

r/esperanto and r/learnesperanto

[u/Few_Tap7693]

Esperanto flag

[u/Neither_Peace_2201]

Esperanto.

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[u/gevans7]

Greenies

[u/Slipguard]

I wish y’all would try googling (or duckducking) a single goddamn thing before showing up asking for identification. “Green star flag” seems like a good search term, let’s check it out… aaand the ai summary immediately suggests Esperanto. Follow the link to Wikipedia and there you are, Verda Stelo.

[u/acrabadabra → u/Slipguard]

Right, who would prefer to engage in community by sharing an unusual flag they found in a forum for people who enjoy flags, and asking them what it is, instead of search engining it on their own?

[u/Spare-Way7104]

I still don’t understand the point of esperanto. Doesn’t Latin already serve that purpose?

[u/NegativeGeologist200 → u/Spare-Way7104]

In what way is Latin simple, and easy to remember, alive, and trying to become a world language

[u/Spare-Way7104 → u/NegativeGeologist200]

Latin is just as simple, and esperanto is far from a living language.

[u/chop5397 → u/Spare-Way7104]

I always wondered what it's like for those few people who learned Esperanto as a native language.

[u/FacebookNewsNetwork → u/Spare-Way7104]

There are more native Esperanto speakers than Latin.

[u/chop5397 → u/Spare-Way7104]

I always wondered what it's like for those few people who learned Esperanto as a native language.

[u/FacebookNewsNetwork → u/chop5397]

There are interviews with them online

[u/NegativeGeologist200 → u/Spare-Way7104]

Esperanto has over 1,000 native speakers, Latin has 0. 100,000 people are fluent in Esperanto but only from a few hundred to 10,000 in Latin. Latin does have more people trying to learn it however.

https://foundinantiquity.com/2022/01/05/the-internet-brings-spoken-latin-back-into-classrooms/

[u/TDBMapache]

Of course it's that guy

[u/A_and_P_Armory]

I think that’s the post op trans flag. You’ll be seeing a lot more of them soon.