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The French Wikipedia uses the Thin Red Line flag in the legend for a map (fr.wikipedia.org)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Aatube@kbin.melroy.org to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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Context: the Thin Blue Line is symbolism for the role of police in maintaining public order. It has been co-opted by the alt-right. There is also a Thin Red Line to represent nurses. The French Wikipedia happened to use it in a legend to explain what the red lines on a map mean.

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[โ€“] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hmm, what wording would you suggest so that it doesn't have that connotation?