Reply #3: If you compare U.S. state flags to national flags, you will see why [View All]

vexillologists (flag students) say state flags suck. Most look like they were designed by amateurs because they WERE designed by amateurs. Ironically, two of the best state flags - Alaska and Wyoming - were designed by children.

The flags of Maryland, Arizona and New Mexico are commonly touted as the best. The other flags you cited also rank near the top. Alaska is another class act and my personal favorite.

However, the symbolism on Hawaii's flag is bizarre. What do the Hawaiian islands have to do with Great Britain, other than the fact that Captain Cook discovered them - long after Polynesians discovered them?

Washington's green state flag is one of the most unique, ugliest and symbolically appropriate state flags. It resembles a one-dollar bill, a reminder that the state is run by Microshaft and other corporations. You can see the flag I designed to replace it in the top left corner of http://northamerica.geoworld.org/us/wa/ (However, this site is far from finished.)

A new Minnesota state flag is being promoted. I'm also promoting a new national flag, one with a single white star that commemorates the motto E pluribus unum - one out of many.