Red

[hatzel]

Red. What is it, why do we like it, why aren't we blue?

Discuss.

(But also seriously, why did those early socialists pick red, really? :))

[Blackscare]

I believe it was in reference to the blood spilled by workers in their struggles for emancipation. It used to be the anarchists, too, then they switched to the black flag.

[kitsune]

This article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_flag) is interesting. A white flag (surrender) dipped in blood (never surrender, a fight to the death).

[hatzel]

How very gory we are :)

[Lord Testicles]

This article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_flag) is interesting. A white flag (surrender) dipped in blood (never surrender, a fight to the death).

I was going to link to the Merthyr rising but it mentions it in the second sentence.

[Crux]

It was also easy to make a red flag out of the russian tri-color.

[ZeroNowhere]

Early communist movements were made up of King Crimson fans.

[NoOneIsIllegal]

Because our blood thirst is unquenchable.

[Tablo]

Because we hate democracy we dye our flags with the blood of freedom loving Americans.