CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS June 29, 2014 17:57:00
A symbolic change like this isn't unique, of course. venezuela's chavez changed the country's 200-year-old flag adding an eighth star in tribute. he changed the direction of the horse faces from right to left declaring the horse is free. critics at the time pointed out it was costly to free the horse from passports, currency and other government documents. in africa, the former president of malawi changed the flag's rising sun to a sun that's fully risen. he wanted the flag to imply they're not developing. it had developed. maybe clear symbols and what doesn't seem clear to the leaders you can...