Defenders of the flag

The Kholdani and The Resistance fought each other for years.
“We are the true defenders of the flag!” said The Resistance. “The Kholdani have dishonored it with their corruption and extermination campaigns!”
“Bullshit,” said the Kholdani, and they fought most fiercely.
When The Resistance finally won, they kept the flag.
The Kholdani were driven underground, and as The Resistance became corrupt and cruel, The Kholdani became The New Resistance.
When they won the civil war, the flag stayed the same, and The New New Resistance was born,
Pretty soon, everyone was dead, and the tattlered flag flew over smoking ruins.