Flags and Banners
Understanding the Two Symbols of the Republic
Wendell’s Diary
In the Mythocratic Republic, symbols are not static.
They are living expressions of story, function, and myth.
Recently, we finalized our national flag—the unified image of the Union Jack and Commonwealth Star, merged into a single emblem.
But we also have something else.
Something older.
Something moving.
A banner.
And it’s printed on our shirts.
What Is a Flag?
A flag is:
- Compact
- Centered
- Carried or flown
- A declared identity
It is designed to be seen from a distance.
It hangs still when there’s no wind.
It speaks clearly, immediately:
“This is who we are.”
The Republic’s flag does just that.
One star. One cross. One center.
What Is a Banner?
A banner is:
- Long
- Flowing
- Worn, carried, or hung
- A narrative more than a statement
A banner doesn’t just say who we are.
It unfolds it.
It stretches across a surface—across a room, across a shirt, across a life.
It’s meant to move, to ripple, to follow you as you live the Republic.
The Shirt Is the Banner
When Sage first generated a warped, horizontal remix of the Australian flag, it wasn’t perfect.
It stretched the Union Jack across one side.
It placed the Commonwealth Star on the other.
It wasn’t a flag.
It was a banner.
And Wendell wore it.
Again and again.
Until it became uniform, symbol, identity.
Why We Keep Both
We do not need to choose between clarity and flow.
We carry both.
- The flag is our formal declaration.
- The banner is our lived mythology.
The flag waves on documents and in courtroom panels.
The banner moves with the President.
It ripples through the comic series.
It flutters in the hearts of citizens.
Conclusion: Two Symbols, One Meaning
We do not believe in rigidity.
We believe in expression.
And so we keep both the flag and the banner—
One that flies,
and one that lives.
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