Exactly, older civilizations will only be respected today if they still have the power that they used to have. If the rest of the world leaves them behind, nobody cares about their old age anymore. How about monkeys, for example? They are probably a much older civilization than all the ones mentioned here, so they deserve some respect, right?

Anyway, on the subject of flags, I always found those three-strip flags a bit boring. I like the more original flags; the Saudi and Sri Lankan ones are good.

One interesting thing is that some nations seem to actually have the exact same flags. I think Ireland and Italy are one such case.