[GMMAC]

Rather adds irony to the fact that virtually everywhere else on the globe - other than in the U.S. - the colors red and blue continue to be correctly identified respectively with "left" and "right" causes, movements, etc.

Oddly, this American ideological color-reversal apparently dates only to the late 70's when it was constructed by the liberal msm to draw attention away from true leanings of its political bed-fellows. Accordingly, these days when American conservatives talk about so-called red and blue states they're actually - but seemingly unknowingly -assisting their "red" opponents in this disinformation campaign.

Along with Lady Thatcher - God bless her! - we should all be proud to call ourselves "TRUE BLUE" conservatives.

[Terabitten]

Oddly, this American ideological color-reversal apparently dates only to the late 70's when it was constructed by the liberal msm to draw attention away from true leanings of its political bed-fellows.

I don't think it's anything that sinister. I seem to recall looking at the electoral map in 1984, when Reagan won his landslide, and the only red on the map was Minnesota.

Blue was traditionally assigned to the incumbent party, thus Reagan had blue in 1984, and Gore had blue in 2000. After all the blue vs. red hubbub in 2000, it stuck.

That's just my understanding of it, at least.

[RetiredArmy]

I agree. I wondered when I first heard that red and blue terms used, why the commies were not the reds, as they should be. I guess keeping them from wearing their nature colors is like wearing the white jersey on the road and colored one at home. But, they reverse it like the Cowboys do.