#republic of Georgia

[victusinveritas]

Georgian food is great though (this is a Khatchapuri).

[abwwia]

Georgian Women Artists

[katherinespiers]

Pelmeni

[hanludoyle]

Jvari Monastery

[canonizedandotherwise]

Justice shall flourish in his time and fullness of peace for ever.

[erik-even-wordier]

To be fair, the flag in the OP -- depending on browser support and installed fonts -- may be very tiny or not shown at all.

hi if ur unaware georgia 🇬🇪 (where i live) has officially banned gay marriage, gay ‘propaganda’, gender reassignment surgery and anything ’promoting’ it. a trans model, kesaria abramidze, has been murdered as a direct consequence of this legislation. if you have a queer georgian in your life pls let them know they are loved and let this solidify why we Need pride and hope cause jesus fuck man

[pinotn]

Enguri dam, Georgia

[generallemarc]

Pray for Georgia

That's one small step towards Russia's sphere, one giant leap towards tyranny.

[wolfie-wolfgang]

Going to Georgia

[abwwia]

Ketevan Magalashvili (1894-1973)

#bornonhisday Ketevan Magalashvili (1894-1973) was a Georgian and Soviet painter and art conservator. via Wikipedia #PalianSHOW

[katherinespiers]

Georgian food! (Not the state, the country.)

[phantomchristinesuk]

European tour Christines

The Christines for the next stops of the tour have been revealed this week.

Georgia Wilkinson & Bridget Costello will share the role of Christine.

Maria Conneely will be 1st cover Christine, performing in the ensemble as part of the chorus and as a Confidante.

Freya Eliza Perrins will be 2nd cover Christine, performing in the ensemble as part of the chorus and also being 1st cover Confidante.

The next stops for the tour are Sofia - Bulgaria, Lisbon - Portugal, Basel - Switzerland, Antwerp - Belgium & Prague - Czechia. Dates listed below.

2024

София, България - 29 август - 5 септември

Lisboa, Portugal - 15 a 27 de outubro

Basel (Bâle/Basilea) , Schweiz (Suisse/Svizzera) - 6. November - 22. Dezember (6 novembre - 22 décembre/6 novembre - 22 dicembre)

2025

Antwerpen (Anvers), België (Belgique) - 6 februari - 2 maart (6 février - 2 mars)

Praha, Česko - 19. až 27. března

Pictures: Georgia Wilkinson (Katesyourmate), Bridget Costello (michaelshelford), Maria Conneely (kimhardyphotography), Freya Eliza Perrins (andybrown.photography) & Daniel George-Wright instagrams

Headshot credits in brackets

[jonsieedgygirl]

The most humanized version of the EUROPEAN countries lineup I have ever made 🇪🇺

Also I haven’t started to humanized Asia and North America yet and so does Oceania and Africa…

[viceprezofmurrica]

Say what you want about the last two matches,

At least they weren't boring.

[frida-kahl-of-the-rocky-horror]

I am a proud patriot of Texas 🤠 Mexico 🇲🇽 Ireland 🇮🇪 Poland 🇵🇱 USA 🇺🇸 South Carolina 🌴 DC 🌸 Sakartvelo 🇬🇪 Fiji 🇫🇯 Qatar 🇶🇦 Germany 🇩🇪 and Miami, Florida 🐬

Important PSA:

Patriotism vs Nationalism vs Jingoism:

Patriotism: I love my country when she is right, I acknowledge my country when she is wrong

A patriot loves their country, celebrates when their country does good things, holds remembrance when their country disappoints them. A patriot from one nation can be friends with a patriot from another nation, and may even be patriotic for multiple nations. When their country achieves greatness, they are genuinely proud. When their country claims to achieve greatness but achieved nothing, they feel empty. A patriot typically values unity for all over prosperity for a few. They value the opinions of people critical of the country they love, and see constructive criticism as a form of love for their country.

Nationalism: I love my country, right or wrong, may she always do right

A nationalist loves their country, celebrates their country when their country does good things, and typically ignores or refuses to acknowledge that their country can do bad things. A nationalist believes their country is the best country to ever exist and thus may find it difficult to be friends with a patriot or another nationalist (for, only one nationalist’s opinion can be true). A nationalist rarely is nationalistic to more than one nation. A Nationalist cannot tell the difference between genuinely achieved greatness and false claims to genuine achieved greatness. A nationalist typically values unity for as many people as possible as long as it leads to prosperity primarily for them. They ignore the opinions of people critical of the country they love, often believing they are “fake news”.

Jingoism: I love my country, right or wrong, she is ALWAYS right

A jingoist loves their country, celebrates their country when their country does good things, and will celebrate their country when their country does evil by finding some way to make said evil good, for a jingoist believes their country is unable to be bad. A jingoist believes their country is the best country to ever exist and thus all other countries should be subservient to their country, if not outright invaded and forced into submission. A jingoist could never be friends with a jingoist from another country nor a patriot from another country nor a nationalist from another country. A jingoist does not care about the difference between genuine achieved greatness, false claims to genuine achieved greatness, or even acknowledgements of wrongdoings for their country is always correct no matter what. A jingoist could care less about unity, as long as they and other “real countrymen” are prosperous, that is all that matters. They hate the opinions of people critical of the country they love, and will silence and suppress them.

Examples:

Patriots: The vast majority of people in the vast majority of countries. Most Americans are included under this label, because, if there’s one thing most Americans can agree on, it’s how bad their country is (whether that be “our deficit is too high and we don’t take care of our vets” or “legalized racism is still a problem and the withdrawal from Afghanistan was too early”)

Nationalists: Extremists (eg Neo Confederates, Reagan obsessed conservatives) and many former colonial countries, including Japan, the UK, France, Spain, Turkey, China, Russia, and to a lesser extent, Belgium, Netherlands, and Portugal. For example, most Brits genuinely believe that the British empire did more good than bad, and Japanese history in schools paints Japan in WW2 as a victim. Similarly, Neo Confederates focus on the “greatness” of the CSA without thinking about the not so great parts of it… like, ykno, slavery. Note, this is not all the people of these nations, more their governments

Jingoists: Nazis, modern day Israel under Netanyahu, the propaganda media, and extreme Zionism, MAGA Anti-Woke WASP Americans, Putin’s inner circle, the KKK, and North Korea to name a few. It’s very cult like to say the least, and often genocidal.

The Fourth Category: I love my country when she is right, and I am disturbed when she is wrong, so I will focus on when she is wrong more than when she is right, because I believe righting these wrongs is more important than anything else, and that is how I show love for my country

I’m not sure what to call this category, and only two nations — Germany and Rwanda — fit within this category really, though their are minorities of people in other countries (namely, USA, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, most Latin American countries, most settler colonialist countries, and Netherlands) who view their country this way

Be a Patriot not a Jingo!!!

[portushit]

Todavía no entiendo por qué el "país" de la España occidental está en el grupo donde sus oponentes débil en el fútbol. 🙄

Además, las personas que apoyan el "país" de la España occidental sólo porque la existencia de CR7. 😕