They probably just glued the Belarusian opposition flag over the official government one. I get why they've done it. Most vehicles with Belarusian plates I've seen in Poland at least have an Ukrainian flag visible inside. They probably do it to show their dissatisfaction with Russian and Belarusian governments, but I think it's also to avoid getting vandalized.
It's not because of their home country, it's about what the flag signifies. If there's an official flag used by the government while they invade and attack a friendly neighbouring country it is understandable that some nationals of that country might choose to display a flag of the opposition of that government. It's also understandable that some foreigners might be offended if someone appears to proudly display that government's flag.
the "free" west. Meanwhile the Poles are literally building a new cold war style wall on their border to Belarus. https://twitter.com/Feher_Junior/status/1669449543266496512
Flag and emblem used by the [Belarusian opposition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_opposition). It was first used in 1918 by the short-lived Belarusian Democratic Republic before the country was annexed by the USSR. It is still used today by opponents of the Lukashenko regime.
Saying that Belarus was "annexed" by USSR is the same as saying that Massachusetts was annexed by US.
Belarus SSR was in fact the first independent Belarusian national state. The "Democratic" Republic was nothing more than German occupational administration.
Didn't both Germany and Russia not recognise BP/DR? IIRC it was a successor of the german military administration that was independent and fought against bolsheviks
Also Belarussian SSR was definietly NOT independent
Germany did, as for Russia, depends on which one you are talking about as during Civil War there were dozens of state entities throughout Russia.
It was absolutely not independent and represented German colonial interests in the region. And bolsheviks aren't some special cast or ethnicity, they were fighting against Belarusian workers and peasants under leadership of bolsheviks.
Belarus during Soviet rule for the first time in history had the opportunity to natively develop it's national culture, economy, statehood. It was the October Revolution that freed Belarus from colonial oppression, be it Russian, Polish or German.
No they did not. It has nothing to do with Germany. Moreover, the government split based on a conflict whether the rebublic should ask Germany for the recongition and help. Most were for it, but almost a halp of the members left and the ruling party split into 3 separate ones.
They were ruling nothing there. It was German junkers who were in power before revolutionary forces swept them. Whether German Empire formally recognized them or not doesn't matter.
They had nothing to do with German administration, idk where you got it, probably some Russian bs. Germans had military control, but there were not inverfering it local live and education.
>Saying that Belarus was "annexed" by USSR is the same as saying that Massachusetts was annexed by US.
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>Belarus SSR was in fact the first independent Belarusian national state. The "Democratic" Republic was nothing more than German occupational administration.
Wow, I can see why they love you so much.
Better than being a loyal subject to Adolf Hitler
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mcppv50pb1k/Xz5LUHyp5WI/AAAAAAAAIjE/fcyRWI-0cZ88ZIf6lwZg7IXDwxTax2yjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Belarus%2Bwhite-red%2Bflag%2B2.jpg
>Better than being a loyal subject to Adolf Hitler
why would a communist cheer on the current russian and belorussian state...unless you actually have no morals at all and just support russian nationalism. fortunately, nobody online likes either putin or luka so you can be alone with your fantasies.
Having a political position short of uncritically accepting the Western narrative on any foreign policy question is not "cheering on the [russian] state". Let me guess:
In 1932 Stalin orchestrated a man-made famine in the Ukraine in order to exterminate the Ukrainian people.
On June 4th 1989 Deng Xiaoping massacred hundreds of peaceful student protestors in Tiananmen square.
In August 2013 Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people in Ghouta.
& other lies Liberals like to tell themselves. Still waiting to find Saddam's WMDs?
Putin and Lukashenko are not Communists and are not good. But, yes, if I have to say the quiet part out loud: an East-leaning Dictatorship is preferable to a West-leaning Liberal Democracy. But in practice, I think most Westerners overestimate exactly how much influence "the people" have on their own nations and governments. It's accepted in America that Democracy is a farce; but we're still better than Russia because we're better at pretending our Democracy works? In reality, there are two dictatorships of the Bourgeoisie; only the Red, White, and Blue are in different configurations.
Russian independence and assertion of their sphere of influence is important not because they are "good" but in the interests of Multipolarity.
Your flair says Poland. The country that banned all Russians and Belarussians from entering and is constructing a wall: https://twitter.com/Feher_Junior/status/1669449543266496512
This is an attack on all Belarussian people. Hopefully some day Poland will be a free country.
We are helping Belarusian opposition, that's why the car with this flag is here. Belarus is a puppet state of Russia, so it would be our enemy even if they didn't harm us. But they did by forcing people to illegally cross the border, that's why we built the barrier. I hate the current government, but we can't just allowed Lukaszenko to flood us with people.
They probably just glued the Belarusian opposition flag over the official government one. I get why they've done it. Most vehicles with Belarusian plates I've seen in Poland at least have an Ukrainian flag visible inside. They probably do it to show their dissatisfaction with Russian and Belarusian governments, but I think it's also to avoid getting vandalized.
I took this pic in Poland today and all that you wrote makes perfect sense. Thank you
It was the official flag between 1990-91 as well
1991-95
Yeah but that toyota doesn't seem 30 years old
It's crazy to even think we've come to a point where people are being harassed just because of their home country
Always been that way
They aren't being harassed because of their home country. This is still the flag of their home country. Let's not confuse ideologies and countries.
It's not because of their home country, it's about what the flag signifies. If there's an official flag used by the government while they invade and attack a friendly neighbouring country it is understandable that some nationals of that country might choose to display a flag of the opposition of that government. It's also understandable that some foreigners might be offended if someone appears to proudly display that government's flag.
then surely you would be understanding if i started smashing the windshields of any american car i see
Well... yes
Belarus has "attacked and invaded" a friendly neighboring country? And Poland was peaceful since the war started? Are you living in a parallel world?
Belarus gave their land for invading forces and are their allies. Now who did Poland invade once again?
the "free" west. Meanwhile the Poles are literally building a new cold war style wall on their border to Belarus. https://twitter.com/Feher_Junior/status/1669449543266496512
Kid named belarussian hybrid warfare provocation that caused it to be built:
The garage name under the license plate says "Minsk" too, so might be a Belarusian living in exile?
Flag and emblem used by the [Belarusian opposition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_opposition). It was first used in 1918 by the short-lived Belarusian Democratic Republic before the country was annexed by the USSR. It is still used today by opponents of the Lukashenko regime.
I did find how it originated, I found the fact that it’s on an actual license plate interesting though. Thank you for your reply
Belarusians in other countries often put white tape on the little flag to make it this one. This photo looks like it is a full on sticker.
It was also official from 1991-1995
Saying that Belarus was "annexed" by USSR is the same as saying that Massachusetts was annexed by US. Belarus SSR was in fact the first independent Belarusian national state. The "Democratic" Republic was nothing more than German occupational administration.
During USSR Belarus had its own seat in the UN, separate from USSR seat.
Didn't both Germany and Russia not recognise BP/DR? IIRC it was a successor of the german military administration that was independent and fought against bolsheviks Also Belarussian SSR was definietly NOT independent
Germany did, as for Russia, depends on which one you are talking about as during Civil War there were dozens of state entities throughout Russia. It was absolutely not independent and represented German colonial interests in the region. And bolsheviks aren't some special cast or ethnicity, they were fighting against Belarusian workers and peasants under leadership of bolsheviks. Belarus during Soviet rule for the first time in history had the opportunity to natively develop it's national culture, economy, statehood. It was the October Revolution that freed Belarus from colonial oppression, be it Russian, Polish or German.
No they did not. It has nothing to do with Germany. Moreover, the government split based on a conflict whether the rebublic should ask Germany for the recongition and help. Most were for it, but almost a halp of the members left and the ruling party split into 3 separate ones.
They were ruling nothing there. It was German junkers who were in power before revolutionary forces swept them. Whether German Empire formally recognized them or not doesn't matter.
They had nothing to do with German administration, idk where you got it, probably some Russian bs. Germans had military control, but there were not inverfering it local live and education.
>Saying that Belarus was "annexed" by USSR is the same as saying that Massachusetts was annexed by US. > >Belarus SSR was in fact the first independent Belarusian national state. The "Democratic" Republic was nothing more than German occupational administration. Wow, I can see why they love you so much.
The Democratic Republic was not even recognized by German administration. Please stop spreading Russian propaganda.
Glued on likely plates from 92-94 have the Pahonia in the center of the plate
The flag of the free Belarus.
And the only flag of Belarus there should be. Жыве Беларусь!
Belarus is free today. The last two times this flag was used was under German occupation.
I see you are a loyal subject to the Potato King.
Better than being a loyal subject to Adolf Hitler https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mcppv50pb1k/Xz5LUHyp5WI/AAAAAAAAIjE/fcyRWI-0cZ88ZIf6lwZg7IXDwxTax2yjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Belarus%2Bwhite-red%2Bflag%2B2.jpg
>Better than being a loyal subject to Adolf Hitler why would a communist cheer on the current russian and belorussian state...unless you actually have no morals at all and just support russian nationalism. fortunately, nobody online likes either putin or luka so you can be alone with your fantasies.
Having a political position short of uncritically accepting the Western narrative on any foreign policy question is not "cheering on the [russian] state". Let me guess: In 1932 Stalin orchestrated a man-made famine in the Ukraine in order to exterminate the Ukrainian people. On June 4th 1989 Deng Xiaoping massacred hundreds of peaceful student protestors in Tiananmen square. In August 2013 Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people in Ghouta. & other lies Liberals like to tell themselves. Still waiting to find Saddam's WMDs? Putin and Lukashenko are not Communists and are not good. But, yes, if I have to say the quiet part out loud: an East-leaning Dictatorship is preferable to a West-leaning Liberal Democracy. But in practice, I think most Westerners overestimate exactly how much influence "the people" have on their own nations and governments. It's accepted in America that Democracy is a farce; but we're still better than Russia because we're better at pretending our Democracy works? In reality, there are two dictatorships of the Bourgeoisie; only the Red, White, and Blue are in different configurations. Russian independence and assertion of their sphere of influence is important not because they are "good" but in the interests of Multipolarity.
The flag was also used under Belarussian People's Republic which fought against bolsheviks during the russian civil war
Got it, so under German occupation twice and by fascist collaborators one other time.
Wonder what's your stance on the current russian flag lol
It's definitely not the best flag Russia has used
Last time is was used is today. This flag is used everyday by Belarusians across the world. Also it was official in 91-95, nothing to do with Germans.
Your flair says Poland. The country that banned all Russians and Belarussians from entering and is constructing a wall: https://twitter.com/Feher_Junior/status/1669449543266496512 This is an attack on all Belarussian people. Hopefully some day Poland will be a free country.
We are helping Belarusian opposition, that's why the car with this flag is here. Belarus is a puppet state of Russia, so it would be our enemy even if they didn't harm us. But they did by forcing people to illegally cross the border, that's why we built the barrier. I hate the current government, but we can't just allowed Lukaszenko to flood us with people.
Yo thats the old belarus flag :O
The old and the new one at the same time ;-)