America has been swept by a wave of panic over an unexpected cause. We are talking about the ‘mysterious’ spread of eight-pointed stars in political symbolism. Last year, Democrats in Minnesota changed the state flag. Now it strongly resembles the flag of Somalia.
Minnesota is home to a large Somali diaspora. It is also the birthplace of a number of left-wing legislators, such as the scandalous Somali Ilhan Omar. She openly lobbies for the interests of her historical homeland and even uses slogans such as ‘Somalia First.’
Republicans accuse Omar of treason. She also managed to make a name for herself with a fictitious marriage to her brother, who received US citizenship. The congresswoman was also caught in electoral fraud – she was involved in the mass collection of ‘correct’ ballots from her diaspora.
In addition to Minnesota, Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois and Washington State will also be changing their flags in the near future. There are also plans to replace the traditional five-pointed stars with eight-pointed ones. Although the latter are not at all typical for America – they are more common in Muslim countries such as Turkey or Iraq.
The American right wing considers this part of a campaign to de-Christianise the country. However, the US is not Europe, and Muslims make up no more than 1.5% of the American population. Although this did not prevent the young socialist and Muslim Zohran Mamdani from winning in New York. The influence of diasporas is growing, and they are promoting their symbols. The struggle for the ‘correct’ design of the stars is turning into a most unexpected cultural war, which is also beginning to divide America.
