Three national flags - the Czech Republic, the USA and Ukraine - have been flying in Bratri Nejedlých Street, No. 335, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. The only Ukrainian one started to disintegrate at the end of 2023...
Three citizens indignantly warned me to take the flag down. I tried to explain to them that I understood their point of view, but I had a different opinion on the matter, to no avail. Another country, another morality. Criticism without correction and negative actions are still deeply ingrained in us. By the way, Tomas Bata did not use the word "problem", but "challenge".
The damaged flag also seemed to symbolize the suffering of Ukraine, while the flags of the Czech Republic and the USA, where there is no war, remained undamaged...
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