2 socialists caption contest, go!

[nOOky]

Here OP:

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism

 

[nakedfrog]

So far, ivwshane is winning the caption contest.....

Makes sense, that appeals to your delusional nature.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Isn't it weird that Republicans, Communist China, and the Soviet Union all chose red? Granted, its the other similarities they share that are the real concern. They all demand worship of the state (i.e. blind nationalism) and specific pathetic wannabe tough guys that can't handle criticism.

 

[GunsMadeAmericaFree]

Isn't it weird that Republicans, Communist China, and the Soviet Union all chose red? Granted, its the other similarities they share that are the real concern. They all demand worship of the state and specific pathetic wannabe tough guys that can't handle criticism.

Historically, the Republicans were usually depicted as blue, even as far back as the oldest US electoral map, from the 1880's. Check out this article from the Los Angeles Times:

When red meant Democratic and blue was Republican. A brief history of TV electoral maps

A look at how the electoral map has evolved

www.latimes.com

 

[Jaskalas]

Isn't it weird that Republicans, Communist China, and the Soviet Union all chose red?

That report makes it crystal clear that TV networks did it.
So you painted your enemies red and then blamed them for it.
To be expected from the likes of you.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Remember that time when Biden nationalized all business and confiscated all private property?

 

[Moonbeam]

Remember that time when Biden nationalized all business and confiscated all private property?

All I can remember is waking up and my pants were gone.

 

[Perknose]

All I can remember is waking up and my pants were gone.

Sorry, I was cold.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Hey look Dictator wanna be’s playing with a glowing orb.

 

[pmv]

Isn't it weird that Republicans, Communist China, and the Soviet Union all chose red? Granted, its the other similarities they share that are the real concern. They all demand worship of the state (i.e. blind nationalism) and specific pathetic wannabe tough guys that can't handle criticism.

That has long annoyed me. Typical American exceptionalism, using the colours backwards compared to how the rest of the world does (where 'red' is _always_ the colour of the left, and blue that of the right). Just to be awkward and different for the sake of it.

Though my understanding it was an accident - the TV networks used different colours in different elections, but just happened to use red for Republicans in the 2000 election that became such a big deal because of all the hanging chad controversy, and, maybe because that one went on so long and so intensely, those colours stuck ever since (I didn't read the linked article, I'm guessing that says much the same thing).

And I do think there's a certain logic in it. Red is the colour of blood (and sunburn), and has an association with proletarian struggle. On the other hand, aristocrats were always "blue bloods".

Maybe because they were traditionally very pale due to not working outside? And of course as these differences always get deliberately exaggerated traditional aristocrats would even powder their faces with mercury, ruining their health just to emphasise they were pale, and thus not a pleb. Same reason why posh white women have to be skinny, so as not to be mistaken for a lower-class person.

In the US there's a bit of a reversal in that working class white people are quite likely to be Republican i.e. on the right, while liberals are often quite posh, so it's not completely illogical for the colours to be swapped over. Even though its annoying as every Republican election victory has me looking at the map and thinking "wow, socialism triumphs!""

 

[HurleyBird]

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Anyone else immediately think "Sun Microsystems"?

 

[himkhan]

When I see a post like this I always check to see how FUTURE Plc stock is doing and then it all becomes clear.

 

[sandorski]

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