Since Madison is oh-so politically correct, they couldn't just tell the Zia Pueblo to go pound sand even though the tribe was wrong about their symbol being used. So the Madison-based Wisconsin State Journal, culturally appropriating Stockholm syndrome, decided to hold a contest to replace the city's flag.
Sadly, not only was our entry not the winner, it wasn't even considered.
The sickles come together to form an "M" for Madison. The hammer and sickles are symbolic of industry and agriculture, respectively. The star represents Madison as the capital of Wisconsin. Red, of course, is the traditional color of Wisconsin and UW-Madison. The gold color represents prosperity.
The Wisconsin State Journal's winning entry for a new flag for Madison.
There's something familiar about it. At first we couldn't quite put our finger on it. It was familiar, yet we couldn't remember where we saw it before.
Of course, the national flag of Cuba. How appropriate. Even better, we're betting the current mayor of Madison, Paul Soglin, is very familiar with the Cuban flag from his visit with Fidel Castro in 1975.
So we would like to congratulate the People's Republic of Madison and its revolutionary spirit on the new flag. Viva Commandante Soglin! Viva la revolución! Death to the Imperialist Yankees!