Georgia on my mind

It has been brought to my attention by one Minsoo Kim that Georgia's ranking by bitch-ass NAVA is waaaay off. Georgia came in last in NAVA's survey, and received scathing criticism:

One flag drew far more attention than all others did. NAVA members and the public both gave the new Georgia flag the lowest score—2.4 points—by the largest margin of any flag. Some even asked to give it negative points. They disparaged Georgia’s flag as "a scalawag", "desolating", "simply awful", "hideous", and "by far the ugliest". Its complex design violates all the principles of good flag design, incorporating a seal, lettering, and a series of miniature historic flags (in incorrect order). One person derided it as "Five Flags Under Georgia".

Sure the "new Georgia flag" sucked. Unfortunately for NAVA's rankings, there's a new "new Georgia flag" in town, and it's fairly passable. Check the comparison below, with the much maligned five flag design on the left, and the current flag of Georgia on the right. It's not a great flag by any stretch of the imagination, but it mitigates the damage the state seal does by putting it in a corner and incorporating it into a tried-and-true, red-white-and-blue color scheme, rather than the center of the flag. NAVA's ranks are out of date, and it's up to us here at State Flag Power Rankings (readers included!) to set the record straight.








Down below are two further examples of the terrible effect achieved with central-state-seal (or CSS) Kansas and Montana. Worthless stuff guys. What's with the state names in print on the flag? Are you afraid your residents will forget where they live? I suppose that's a legitimate concern in Kansas, but come on Montana! You're beautiful and you know it! I want to see a big blue sky, and some towering peaks, but what do we get? A little yellow break in the clouds, and some little beige hills. The Big Sky State needs a better flag, and State Flag Power Rankings is calling you out on it. Kansas, you're on watch too, though frankly I don't give a shit what goes on in Kansas, other than the Old Canes. Sorry.

Also, despite my previous tirade against it, Maryland's flag is starting to take over my brain. I can't get it out of my head. The world's first State Flags Follower, Zack Gussin, described its insidious effects well, opining that it becomes "more and more boss the more I think about it." You're right about Maryland's flag being boss Zack, but it still doesn't beat Arizona.

Damn you, Maryland! You put a spell on me!